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Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess
Bakst, Leon, born 1866 - died 1924 - Enlarge image
Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess
- Object:
Drawing
- Date:
1922 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Bakst, Leon, born 1866 - died 1924 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Water-colour over pencil.
- Museum number:
E.1106-1922
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case DT, shelf 19, box A
Physical description
Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess
Date
1922 (made)
Artist/maker
Bakst, Leon, born 1866 - died 1924 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Water-colour over pencil.
Marks and inscriptions
Bakst 1921
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm, Length: 16.2 cm
Object history note
A replica of this design which differs in colour and is dated '1921' is now lent anonymously to the Museum.
Descriptive line
Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess by Léon Bakst; 1922.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p.7, cat. 6.
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)
Ballet Designs and Illustrations 1581-1940 (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1967-31/12/1967)
Diaghilev (Forbes House 01/01/1955-31/12/1955)
Diaghilev (Edinburgh 01/01/1954-31/12/1954)
I. Modern French and Russian Designs for the Costume and Scenery. II> Playbills and Prints. Selected Examples from the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1929-31/12/1929)
Subjects depicted
Costume; King
Categories
Drawings; Designs
Collection code
PDP
