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Le Bouffon Russe. Original design for the costume of Innocent Ivan in 'The Sleeping Princess'.

Design
1921 (made)
Artist/Maker

Original drawing for the costume of Innocent Ivan, pencil and watercolour, Léon Bakst, 1921.


Object details

Object type
TitleLe Bouffon Russe. Original design for the costume of Innocent Ivan in 'The Sleeping Princess'. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Brief description
Original drawing for the costume of Innocent Ivan, pencil and watercolour, Léon Bakst, 1921.
Dimensions
  • Height: 518mm
  • From catalogue. width: 330mm
Marks and inscriptions
Bakst 1921 (Signed in pencil.)
Object history
Original design for the costume of Innocent Ivan in 'The Sleeping Princess', produced at the Alhambra Theatre, London, 1921.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Alla Rosenfeld et al. A World of Stage: Russian designs for theater, opera and danceJapan: Art Impressions Inc., 2007. 248p.
  • Jane Pritchard, ed. Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929 London: V&A Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781851776139.
Collection
Accession number
E.1105-1922

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2006
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