2910 Coney Island Ave 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11235 USA, United States
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A large collection of antique items combined from several NYC estates. Fine art, photographs, documents, military memorabilia, art glass, porcelain, decorative antiques, and more...
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LOT 43:
RUSSIAN BALLET WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY LEON BAKST
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Sold for: $2,000
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$100 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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RUSSIAN BALLET WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY LEON BAKST
Watercolor and pencil on paper painting by Leon Bakst, 1866 to 1924, a Russian artist and costume designer of the Mir Iskusstva movement. The artwork is a design for the Ballets Russes brochure. It depicts the ballet dancers Michel Fokine and Vera Fokina in the Scheherazade pas de deux. Titled Les Ballets Russes, Programme Officiel edite par Comoedia Illustre in the upper part. The artists are named in the bottom middle. The Ballets Russes was an itinerant ballet company created by Sergei Diaghilev in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. Diaghilev commissioned works from composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, Sergei Prokofiev, Erik Satie, and Maurice Ravel, artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Alexandre Benois, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse. Leon Bakst worked on 16 productions, including Afternoon of a Faun, The Firebird, and Scheherazade. Collectible Graphic Art, Affiches And Ads, Russian Ballet.
Dimensions
Overall Frame L 25 3/4 x W 20 1/2 in. Canvas L 22 3/4 x W 17 1/4 in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition
Overall good vintage condition. Signs of wear and Age. Refer to photos. Sold as is.
