Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet 'La Peri' -The Flower of ...
by Leon Bakst
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Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet 'La Peri' -The Flower of ...
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Leon Bakst
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Painting - Watercolor
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Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912. Artist: Léon Bakst (Russian, Grodno 1866-1924 Paris). Dimensions: 26 5/8 x 19 1/4in. (67.6 x 48.9cm). Date: Dated 1922.
Léon Bakst was already an experienced portraitist, illustrator, and set designer in 1909 when he joined with Serge Diaghilev to found the Ballets Russes. This design for a costume to be worn by the renowned male dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) demonstrates Bakst's involvement with Symbolism and Art Nouveau, as well as his dramatic use of color and sensuous line. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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June 21st, 2019
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