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

Date

1921 (made)

Artist/maker

Bakst, Leon, born 1866 - died 1924 (artist)

Materials and Techniques

Pencil and watercolour

Marks and inscriptions

Bakst 1921

Dimensions

Height: 528 mm from catalogue., Width: 330 mm from catalogue.

Object history note

Original design for the costume of Innocent Ivan in 'The Sleeping Princess', produced at the Alhambra Theatre, London, 1921.

Descriptive line

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

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Alla Rosenfeld et al. A World of Stage: Russian designs for theater, opera and danceJapan: Art Impressions Inc., 2007. 248p.
Exhibition catalogue
Jane Pritchard, ed. Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929 London: V&A Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781851776139.
Exhibition catalogue

Exhibition History

Diaghilev and the golden age of the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929 (Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec 09/06/2011-05/09/2011)
A World of Stage: Russian designs for theater, opera and dance (Aomori Museum of Art 29/09/2007-28/10/2007)
A World of Stage: Russian designs for theater, opera and dance (Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Museum 26/07/2007-17/09/2007)
A World of Stage: Russian designs for theater, opera and dance (Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art 09/07/2007-16/07/2007)
A World of Stage: Russian designs for theater, opera and dance (The Kushiro Museum, Hokkaido 17/04/2007-27/05/2007)

Collection code

PDP