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Description of Leon Bakst’s painting “Self-portrait”
The painting, written by Leon Samoylovich Bakst in 1893, is now kept in the State Russian Museum, in St. Petersburg. It is known that Leon Bakst was recognized as a real trendsetter in painting,
Description of Leon Bakst’s painting “The Firebird”
Artist Leon Bakst became famous as a theater graphic artist. The premiere of the famous Russian ballet called “The Firebird” took place thanks to the solid work of art masters, including Bakst. He created
Description of Leon Bakst’s painting “Dinner”
Once two artists, united by friendly feelings and proximity to the group “World of Art”, Leon Bakst and Valentin Serov, enjoying the view of the streets of night Paris, decided to go to a
Description of the painting by Leon (Lev) Bakst “Portrait of Alexei Tolstoy”
The portrait of the writer Alexei Nikolaevich Tolstoy was made using lithography and graphics techniques in 1909. The following materials were used for the work: gray paper, pencil, watercolor, ink, whitewash, gold, silver. In
Description of Leon Bakst’s painting “Ancient Horror”
The artist collected the picture in parts for several long years, fixing every moment of his stay in Greece and acquaintance with the era of Antiquity. Because on the canvas, defying the spatial and
Description of Leon Bakst’s painting “Portrait of Zinaida Hippius”
Leon (or “The Lion”) Samoilovich Bakst was one of the most talented set designers and artists of the turn of the century. First revealed himself in the art world association, where he worked side
Description of Leon Bakst’s painting “Rain”
Year of creation – 1906, materials – paper, ink, gouache, dimensions – 15.9 by 13.3 cm. Stored in the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Leon Bakst is a magnificent graphic artist, set designer and
Description of the sketch of Leon Bakst “Sleeping Beauty”
At the end of the 19th century, the Sleeping Beauty ballet was first shown on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. The libretto was written by Marius Petipa based on the
Description of the painting by Leon (Lev) Bakst “Young Booth”
Leon Bakst created a sketch of the costume “A Young Beetian” for N. N. Cherepnin’s ballet performance “Narcissus” in 1911. The work was done in pencil and watercolor on paper. In the dance movement,