Costume design for Mademoiselle Baletta in Le coeur de la marquise (Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, 1902)

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Costume design for Mademoiselle Baletta in Le coeur de la marquise (Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, 1902)

ca. 1900

Léon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg)

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Léon Bakst was one of the most celebrated theater designers of the twentieth century. Early in his career, Bakst designed this costume for a production of a French pantomime ballet performed at the Hermitage Theater for the Russian tzar’s family and court members. The neoclassical theme of the set and costumes is evident here in the dress’s high waist and long, simple skirt, inspired by Greco-Roman tunics.

Artist
Léon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) (Russian, 1866 - 1924)
Title
Costume design for Mademoiselle Baletta in Le coeur de la marquise (Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, 1902)
Date
ca. 1900
Object Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite, watercolor, and pen and black and brown ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 11 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (29.7 x 22.5 cm) Framed: 19 3/4 in. (50.165 cm)
Credit Line
Theater and Dance Collection, gift of Mrs. Adolph B. Spreckels
Accession Number
T&D1962.35

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