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Work by Léon Bakst - early 20th-century wartime propaganda Avant-garde
Work by Léon Bakst - early 20th-century wartime propaganda Avant-garde

Work by Léon Bakst - early 20th-century wartime propaganda Avant-garde

By Leon Bakst

Located in PARIS, FR

This striking work by Léon Bakst, titled “Le grand peintre russe nous promet pour bientôt…” (“The great Russian painter promises us soon…”), vividly captures the spirit of early 20th...

Category

1910s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Leon Bakst Three Costume designs from Le Dieu Bleu Ballet 1911
Leon Bakst Three Costume designs from Le Dieu Bleu Ballet 1911

Leon Bakst Three Costume designs from Le Dieu Bleu Ballet 1911

By Leon Bakst

Located in Paonia, CO

Three iconic Leon Bakst costume designs for Le Dieu Bleu ( The Blue God ) a ballet choreographed by Michel Fokine and written by Cocteau.

Category

20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Color

Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs
Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs

Histoire de Leon Bakst Rare French 1924 Edition #94 of 345 Ballet Russes designs

By Leon Bakst

Located in Glenford, NY

Histoire de Leon Bakst
 Copyright by Edition “L’Art Russe” Alexandre Kogan 
ECrite par Andre Levinson Societe D’Editions et de Librairie Henri Reynaud PARIS This is number 94 of ...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Paper

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Runway 1991 Leon Bakst Print Wrap Dress
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Runway 1991 Leon Bakst Print Wrap Dress

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Runway 1991 Leon Bakst Print Wrap Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Nice, FR

YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche vintage runway wrap dress featuring an opulent LEON BAKST "Ballets Russes" inspired multicolored print.

Category

20th Century French Day Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 2002 X Bacchante by Leon Bakst Mixed Fabric Dress
Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 2002 X Bacchante by Leon Bakst Mixed Fabric Dress

Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 2002 X Bacchante by Leon Bakst Mixed Fabric Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Jean Paul Gaultier Femme rare 2002 dress X 'Bacchante', costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnin's, Narcisse, in 1911 by Russian Artist Leon Bakst. Gaultier's dre...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aesthetic Day Dresses

Rare Original Antique Poster Fokine Ballets Russe Bakst Scheherazade Art Deco
Rare Original Antique Poster Fokine Ballets Russe Bakst Scheherazade Art Deco

Rare Original Antique Poster Fokine Ballets Russe Bakst Scheherazade Art Deco

Located in London, GB

The painter, set and costume designer Leon Bakst (1866-1924) designed the exotic Orientalist costumes for this premiere, and for Fokine's production at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1914.

Category

Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Fall/Winter 1976 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Paisley Peasant Skirt
Fall/Winter 1976 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Paisley Peasant Skirt

Fall/Winter 1976 Yves Saint Laurent Russian Collection Paisley Peasant Skirt

By Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The collection was "inspired by Russian folk dress and Léon Bakst’s costumes for the Ballet Russes. Full-skirted, billowing ensembles in vibrant jewel tones were styled with an array...

Category

1970s French Ruffled Skirts

"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"

"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"

By Fred Press

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Baks...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Sergey CHEKHONIN (1878 – 1936), theater poster project
Sergey CHEKHONIN (1878 – 1936), theater poster project

Sergey CHEKHONIN (1878 – 1936), theater poster project

Located in Paris, FR

The artist was part of the Russian community in Paris in the 1930s, reminiscent of Léon Bakst. This project is one of several versions he produced

Category

1930s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Sergey CHEKHONIN (1878 – 1936), theater poster project, 1930
Sergey CHEKHONIN (1878 – 1936), theater poster project, 1930

Sergey CHEKHONIN (1878 – 1936), theater poster project, 1930

Located in Paris, FR

The artist was part of the Russian community in Paris in the 1930s, reminiscent of Léon Bakst. This project is one of several versions he produced.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Porcelain Figure, Russian Dancer designed by Dimitri Iwanow for Lomonosov
Porcelain Figure, Russian Dancer designed by Dimitri Iwanow for Lomonosov

Porcelain Figure, Russian Dancer designed by Dimitri Iwanow for Lomonosov

By Dimitri Ivanov, Lomonosov

Located in Bochum, NRW

It was Leon Bakst who created the sets and wardrobe for Scheherezade as well as the Firebird costune danced by Tamara Karsavina in the title role witch was one of his greatest succes...

Category

Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A Zandra Rhodes Evening Dress in Printed Organza - Fortuny Influence- Circa 1980
A Zandra Rhodes Evening Dress in Printed Organza - Fortuny Influence- Circa 1980

A Zandra Rhodes Evening Dress in Printed Organza - Fortuny Influence- Circa 1980

By Dame Zandra Rhodes

Located in Toulon, FR

Translucent silk organza printed with geometric zig-zag patterns in ethnic style and largely inspired by the fashion of Ballets Russes by Léon Bakst and prints by Mariano Fortuny. Lo...

Category

1980s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Vintage MCM Ballet Ruese Prints - Set of 2
Vintage MCM Ballet Ruese Prints - Set of 2

Vintage MCM Ballet Ruese Prints - Set of 2

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The illustrations—one featuring a masked Harlequin lifting a ballerina and the other a graceful dancer in an Orientalist costume—recall the avant-garde theatrical designs of Leon Bak...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Claudius Linossier Dinanderie "Maenad" Charger
Claudius Linossier Dinanderie "Maenad" Charger

Claudius Linossier Dinanderie "Maenad" Charger

By Claudius Linossier

Located in New York, NY

Gaillard, Claudius Linossier, dinandier: un Lyonnais célèbre des années vingt, Lyon, 1993, p. 11 (for a sketch of a related design) Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: The figure’...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Silver, Copper

Cheryl Ladd in ‘Grace Kelly
Cheryl Ladd in ‘Grace Kelly

Cheryl Ladd in ‘Grace Kelly

By Richard Amsel

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Leyendecker; with Nijinsky, he emulated the Russian Leon Bakst, and for other assignments he created homages to Rolf Armstrong and Coles Phillips.

Category

1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil, Mixed Media

Rare Art deco painting of Jane Marnac in a hat by Gesmar,  gouache and ink 1921
Rare Art deco painting of Jane Marnac in a hat by Gesmar,  gouache and ink 1921

Rare Art deco painting of Jane Marnac in a hat by Gesmar, gouache and ink 1921

By Charles Gesmar

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

He worked with posters and is thought of as a talent equal to Leon Bakst, his graphic designs linking the works of Toulouse Lautrec and Rene Grau.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Yves Saint Laurent Red Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL
Yves Saint Laurent Red Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

Yves Saint Laurent Red Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

For his fall/winter 1976/1977 Russian-themed collection, which was inspired by the ornamental beauty of Léon Bakst’s costumes for the Ballet Russes, he accessorized the lavish looks ...

Category

1970s French Clutches

The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939
The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939

The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869-1939

Located in New York, NY

Holland Day, Kristian Zahrtmann, Violet Oakley, Rupert Bunny,Saturnino Herrán, David Paynter, Lionel Wendt, Richmond Barthé, Richard Bruce Nugent, Lady Una Troubridge, Jean Cocteau, ...

Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

Portrait of Lady - Oil on Canvas by Carlo Socrate - 1930
Portrait of Lady - Oil on Canvas by Carlo Socrate - 1930

Portrait of Lady - Oil on Canvas by Carlo Socrate - 1930

By Carlo Socrate

Located in Roma, IT

In 1917, he worked for the company, Ballets Russes by Diaghilev; he also collaborated with the scenography for Las Meninas and prepared the scenes for Les femmes de bonne humeur (The...

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Barefoot Lumberjack" Etching from "Les Ames Mortes" by Marc Chagall
"The Barefoot Lumberjack" Etching from "Les Ames Mortes" by Marc Chagall

"The Barefoot Lumberjack" Etching from "Les Ames Mortes" by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Soquel, CA

From 1907 to 1910, he studied in Saint Petersburg, at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts and later with Léon Bakst. In 1910, he moved to Paris, where he associated ...

Category

1940s Post-War Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

He is one in a long line of great Soviet Russian Judaica Jewish artists beginning with Yehuda Pen, who founded Russia's first art school for Jews in Vitebsk in 1897 continuing with h...

Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

He is one in a long line of great Soviet Russian Judaica Jewish artists beginning with Yehuda Pen, who founded Russia's first art school for Jews in Vitebsk in 1897 continuing with h...

Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

He is one in a long line of great Soviet Russian Judaica Jewish artists beginning with Yehuda Pen, who founded Russia's first art school for Jews in Vitebsk in 1897 continuing with h...

Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

He is one in a long line of great Soviet Russian Judaica Jewish artists beginning with Yehuda Pen, who founded Russia's first art school for Jews in Vitebsk in 1897 continuing with h...

Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

At the Old Vic

At the Old Vic

Located in London, GB

In the early 1900s men such as Léon Bakst, Charles Ricketts and C. Wilhelm dominated stage and costume design in theatres, though an increasing number of pioneering women, such as Al...

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Tempera, Board

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)
Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

Umberto Brunelleschi, Untitled, from The Tales of Boccaccio, 1934 (after)

By Umberto Brunelleschi

Located in Southampton, NY

Closely associated with leading figures of fashion and design such as Erte, Paul Poiret, George Barbier, and Leon Bakst, Brunelleschi became internationally celebrated for his pochoi...

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

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Woman with flower dress
Woman with flower dress

Leon BakstWoman with flower dress

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H 16.93 in Dm 10.44 in

Woman with flower dress

By Leon Bakst

Located in Ottikon, CH

Privat Collection Switzerland Léon Bakst, born Lev Samoylovich Rosenberg in Grodno, Russia (now Hrodna, Belarus), was a renowned Russian painter and stage and costume designer of ...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Yves Saint Laurent Cape from the Russian Collection, 1976
Yves Saint Laurent Cape from the Russian Collection, 1976

Yves Saint Laurent Cape from the Russian Collection, 1976

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by the Russian Ballet and Opera, Leon Bakst"s and Sergei Diaghilev costumes, gleaming colors and embroideries.

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1970s French Capes

Pair of Schumacher "Majorelle" Velvet in Blue Down-Filled Pillows
Pair of Schumacher "Majorelle" Velvet in Blue Down-Filled Pillows

Pair of Schumacher "Majorelle" Velvet in Blue Down-Filled Pillows

By Schumacher

Located in Winder, GA

What Makes This Special This printed velvet’s glorious floral pattern is based on the exotic, richly colored sets and costumes that Leon Bakst designed for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Pillows and Throws

Materials

Velvet

Vintage D.H. Chiparus Art Deco Bronze/Porcelain“Les Girls” Sculpture Marble Base
Vintage D.H. Chiparus Art Deco Bronze/Porcelain“Les Girls” Sculpture Marble Base

Vintage D.H. Chiparus Art Deco Bronze/Porcelain“Les Girls” Sculpture Marble Base

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Naples, FL

Chiparus’ “Les Girls” most likely draws from The Ballet Russes. Like Leon Bakst’s ballerinas, Chiparus’ figures are clothed in their own nudity.

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Late 20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble, Bronze

‘Coral’ Oil on Canvas Painting by Shiavax Chavda
‘Coral’ Oil on Canvas Painting by Shiavax Chavda

‘Coral’ Oil on Canvas Painting by Shiavax Chavda

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H 39.77 in W 39.77 in D 1.19 in

‘Coral’ Oil on Canvas Painting by Shiavax Chavda

By Shiavax Chavda

Located in London, GB

While in Paris, he worked alongside Leon Bakst and Picasso in designing the sets for the Diaghelev Ballet.

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Vintage 1970s Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Léon BAKST (1866-1924), dancer with scarf
Léon BAKST (1866-1924), dancer with scarf

Léon BAKST (1866-1924), dancer with scarf

By Leon Bakst

Located in Paris, FR

As Jean Cocteau wrote: « The triumph of Léon Bakst swept away our stages and replaced the gray dust with a new dust, dust of gold and vivid colors.» 1910 is the year the Russian ba...

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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Léon BAKST (1866-1924), dancer with scarf,  1910
Léon BAKST (1866-1924), dancer with scarf,  1910

Léon BAKST (1866-1924), dancer with scarf, 1910

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H 29.93 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in

Léon BAKST (1866-1924), dancer with scarf, 1910

By Leon Bakst

Located in Paris, FR

As Jean Cocteau wrote: "The triumph of Léon Bakst swept away our stages and replaced the gray dust with a new dust, dust of gold and vivid colors."

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Drawings

Materials

Paper

1990s Yves Saint Laurent Multi Color Cotton One Shoulder Dress Leon Bakst print
1990s Yves Saint Laurent Multi Color Cotton One Shoulder Dress Leon Bakst print

1990s Yves Saint Laurent Multi Color Cotton One Shoulder Dress Leon Bakst print

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent cotton gown tribute to Leon Bakst, Spring/summer 1991. One shoulder dress with longer back skirt drape nicely back.

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1990s French Day Dresses

Watercolor of a Semi Nude Dancer for Scheherazade ballet by Bakst, France, 1910
Watercolor of a Semi Nude Dancer for Scheherazade ballet by Bakst, France, 1910

Watercolor of a Semi Nude Dancer for Scheherazade ballet by Bakst, France, 1910

By Leon Bakst

Located in Paris, FR

An exceptional 13 x 10in (33 x 24cm) ink and watercolour on paper by Leon Bakst of a semi-nude dancer from Schéhérazade ballet, signed and dated 1910.

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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

Pair of Silk Screens by Influential Leonard Pytlak
Pair of Silk Screens by Influential Leonard Pytlak

Pair of Silk Screens by Influential Leonard Pytlak

By Leonard Pytlak

Located in New York, NY

This pair of screens is a reproduction of of the original water color sketch by Leon Bakst made in 1912 for Nijinsky's costume in "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune."

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Vintage 1940s American Contemporary Art

Marc Chagall's "Woman Circus Rider On A Red Horse" - 1957
Marc Chagall's "Woman Circus Rider On A Red Horse" - 1957

Marc Chagall's "Woman Circus Rider On A Red Horse" - 1957

By Marc Chagall

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia, studied in Saint Petersburg, at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts and later with Léon Bakst. In 1910, he moved to Paris, wher...

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20th Century Decorative Art

19th Century Moorish Mirror from Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent’s Datcha
19th Century Moorish Mirror from Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent’s Datcha

19th Century Moorish Mirror from Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent’s Datcha

Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire

Recalling the small country houses in Russia, it was decorated by their friend Jacques Grange, who created an interior reminiscent of the Ballets russes and Léon Bakst, he said that ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Moorish Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mir...

Materials

Walnut

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Oversized Gilt Metal Clamper Bracelet
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Oversized Gilt Metal Clamper Bracelet

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Oversized Gilt Metal Clamper Bracelet

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Atlanta, GA

Saint Laurent was an admirer of the Ballets Russes (founded by Sergei Diaghilev in the early twentieth century), Léon Bakst’s costumes, and Orientalist paintings.

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Vintage 1970s French Modern Clamper Bracelets

Materials

Gilt Metal

A Zandra Rhodes Evening Dress in Printed Organza - Fortuny Influence- Circa 1980
A Zandra Rhodes Evening Dress in Printed Organza - Fortuny Influence- Circa 1980

A Zandra Rhodes Evening Dress in Printed Organza - Fortuny Influence- Circa 1980

By Dame Zandra Rhodes

Located in Toulon, FR

Translucent silk organza printed with geometric zig-zag patterns in ethnic style and largely inspired by the fashion of Ballets Russes by Léon Bakst and prints by Mariano Fortuny. Lo...

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1980s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Charles Gesmar Original Jane Pierly Poster, 1925 'Signed'
Charles Gesmar Original Jane Pierly Poster, 1925 'Signed'

Charles Gesmar Original Jane Pierly Poster, 1925 'Signed'

By Charles Gesmar

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Gesmar’s costumes and graphics caused as much excitement at the time as that shown a few years earlier by the elegance of Leon Bakst’s Ballets Russes. The seductive and sophisticated...

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Vintage 1920s French Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Art Deco ‘Glamour’ Dressing Table
Art Deco ‘Glamour’ Dressing Table

Art Deco ‘Glamour’ Dressing Table

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H 50.01 in W 61.42 in D 45.28 in

Art Deco ‘Glamour’ Dressing Table

Located in Petworth, GB

He was heavily influenced by the arrival of the Ballet Russes in 1909 and the exotic sets and costumes designed by Leon Bakst. He designed colourful harem pants and turbans fashioned...

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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Bedroom Sets

Materials

Maple

Two Nymphs

Leon BakstTwo Nymphs, c.1910

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H 5.5 in W 10 in

Two Nymphs

By Leon Bakst

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Leon Samoilovitch Bakst was a Russian painter and scene- and costume designer.

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Early 1900s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Paper

Design with Caryatids and Cherubs

Design with Caryatids and Cherubs

By Leon Bakst

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Leon Samoilovitch Bakst was a Russian painter and scene- and costume designer.

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Early 1900s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Paper

A Jean-Philippe Worth Evening Coat Numbered 22626 - Paris Circa 1915/1920
A Jean-Philippe Worth Evening Coat Numbered 22626 - Paris Circa 1915/1920

A Jean-Philippe Worth Evening Coat Numbered 22626 - Paris Circa 1915/1920

Located in Toulon, FR

One of the major actors of this period, Leon Bakst in particular, uses a floral repertoire of Slavic influence in a strong polychromy.

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1910s French Opera Coats

Fashion Couple

Fashion Couple

By Richard Amsel

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Leyendecker; with Nijinsky, he emulated the Russian Leon Bakst, and for other assignments he created homages to Rolf Armstrong and Coles Phillips.

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1930s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Rabbit- from Fontaine's Fable (Original etching)
Rabbit- from Fontaine's Fable (Original etching)

Rabbit- from Fontaine's Fable (Original etching)

By Marc Chagall

Located in Milwaukee, WI

From 1908-1910 Chagall studied under Leon Bakst at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting.

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1920s Expressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

In Front of the Picture (Self-Portrait) M402
In Front of the Picture (Self-Portrait) M402

In Front of the Picture (Self-Portrait) M402

By Marc Chagall

Located in Milwaukee, WI

From 1908-1910 Chagall studied under Leon Bakst at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting.

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1960s Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

L'Atelier Mourlot Cover
L'Atelier Mourlot Cover

L'Atelier Mourlot Cover

By Marc Chagall

Located in Milwaukee, WI

From 1908-1910 Chagall studied under Leon Bakst at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting.

Category

1960s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Art Deco Style Bronze Dancing Lady after Chiparus
Art Deco Style Bronze Dancing Lady after Chiparus

Art Deco Style Bronze Dancing Lady after Chiparus

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H 21.26 in W 10.24 in D 7.88 in

Art Deco Style Bronze Dancing Lady after Chiparus

Located in London, GB

Chiparus was captivated by dancers, in particular influenced by Diaghiley’s Ballets Russes and Leon Bakst’s stage designs. A few of his famous sculptures were Starfish Dancer, Dancer...

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Vintage 1980s English Figurative Sculptures

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Vintage Russian Collection Black Jacket Collectible
Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Vintage Russian Collection Black Jacket Collectible

Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Vintage Russian Collection Black Jacket Collectible

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Located in Palm Desert, CA

The garments drew from Russia’s Cossack warrior uniform, traditional Russian peasant wear and modernist Leon Bakst's ballet costumes. The collection was received enthusiastically; Th...

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1970s French Cropped Jackets

Yves saint Laurent Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL
Yves saint Laurent Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

Yves saint Laurent Black Passementerie Gripoix Hearts Clutch/ Belt Bag YSL

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

For his fall/winter 1976/1977 Russian-themed collection, which was inspired by the ornamental beauty of Léon Bakst’s costumes for the Ballet Russes, he accessorized the lavish looks ...

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1970s French Clutches

Vintage Art Deco Bronze Dancing Girl After Chiparus Mid 20th Century
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Dancing Girl After Chiparus Mid 20th Century

Vintage Art Deco Bronze Dancing Girl After Chiparus Mid 20th Century

Located in London, GB

Chiparus was captivated by dancers, in particular influenced by Diaghiley’s Ballets Russes and Leon Bakst’s stage designs. A few of his famous sculptures were Starfish Dancer, Dancer...

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Vintage 1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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