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Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York

Léon Bakst

Costume Design for the Russian Doll in La Boutique fantasque

Auction Closed

December 1, 03:47 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York

Léon Bakst

1866 - 1924

Costume Design for the Russian Doll in La Boutique fantasque


signed in Latin and dated 18 l.r., inscribed "boutique fantasque" t.r.

pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper

Sheet: 48.5 by 32.5cm, 19 by 12¾in.

Framed: 75 by 58.5cm, 29½ by 23in.

Sotheby's London, Ballet and Theatre Material, 25 May 1977, lot 9
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
La Boutique fantasque is a ballet in one act set to music by Rossini which premiered in London in 1919. Bakst had originally been asked to produce the set and costume designs, however he fell out with Diaghilev and he was replaced by André Derain.