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Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess

Drawing
1922 (made)
Artist/Maker
Léon Bakst (designer)

Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess

Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleDesign for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet <i>The Sleeping Princess</i>
Materials and techniques
Water-colour over pencil.
Brief description
Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess by Léon Bakst; 1922.
Physical description
Design for the costume of King Florestan XXIV in the ballet The Sleeping Princess
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
  • Length: 16.2cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p.7.
Marks and inscriptions
Bakst 1921
Object history
A replica of this design which differs in colour and is dated '1921' is now lent anonymously to the Museum.
Subjects depicted
Costume
King
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Reade, Brian, Ballet Designs and Illustrations, 1581-1940: a catalogue raisonné, London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1967.
  • The Diaghilev Exhibition Catalogue, College of Art, Lauriston Place, 1954 no.238
  • Buckle, Richard (ed.) The Diaghilev exhibition from the Edinburgh Festival, 1954, London : Forbes House, 1954 no.274
  • Exhibition of I. Modern French and Russian designs for costume and scenery : II. Playbills and prints : selected examples from the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection.. London : H.M.S.O., 1927 5
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1106-1922

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2009
Record URL
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