Leon Nikolaievitch Bakst
Belarusian, 1866-1924
Costume Design for L'apres-midi d'un faune, 1922
Signed and dated Bakst 1922 (lr)
Watercolor, gouache and pencil heightened with gold on paper
30 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (77.5 x 57.2 cm)
Provenance:
Acquired in Paris by Harriette Gowen Bingham (1892-1971)
Daughter, Barbara Bingham Moore (1914-2008)
Thence by descent in the family to the present owner
Exhibited:
(Possibly) New York, M. Knoedler & Co, Recent works by Bakst, 6-16 Dec. 1922, no. 25, page 4 in exhibition catalogue
(Framed 33 1/4 x 25 inches)
The sheet is laid down to card. Some paint losses in the blue pigments in a few areas throughout. Fine cracks visible in the thicker brown pigments in a few isolated areas. Some light staining, most visible at the edges. Pinholes around the edges. Some ripple near the sheet edges.
Belarusian, 1866-1924
Costume Design for L'apres-midi d'un faune, 1922
Signed and dated Bakst 1922 (lr)
Watercolor, gouache and pencil heightened with gold on paper
30 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (77.5 x 57.2 cm)
Provenance:
Acquired in Paris by Harriette Gowen Bingham (1892-1971)
Daughter, Barbara Bingham Moore (1914-2008)
Thence by descent in the family to the present owner
Exhibited:
(Possibly) New York, M. Knoedler & Co, Recent works by Bakst, 6-16 Dec. 1922, no. 25, page 4 in exhibition catalogue
(Framed 33 1/4 x 25 inches)
The sheet is laid down to card. Some paint losses in the blue pigments in a few areas throughout. Fine cracks visible in the thicker brown pigments in a few isolated areas. Some light staining, most visible at the edges. Pinholes around the edges. Some ripple near the sheet edges.
