Léon Bakst

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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Description

Léon Bakst
Costume Design for The Martyrdom of San Sebastian
signed in Latin l.r.; further inscribed Nicanor St Sébastien, 2 acte t.r.
watercolour and gouache over pencil heightened with gold on paper
26 by 14.5cm, 10 1/4 by 5 3/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired by the uncle of the present owner in the 1940s

Catalogue Note

The Martyrdom of San Sebastian was directed by Gabriele d'Annunzio and performed by Ida Rubenstein’s company on 22 May 1911 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris with choreography by Michel Fokine and music by Claude Debussy.