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Design for the costume of the Fairy of the Mountain Ash

Drawing
1921 (made)
Artist/Maker
Léon Bakst (designer)

Design for the costume of the Fairy of the Mountain Ash (La Fée Sorbier) in the ballet The Sleeping Princess.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Drawing
TitleDesign for the costume of the Fairy of the Mountain Ash
Materials and techniques
Watercolours, body-colours and gold paint over pencil.
Brief description
Design for the costume of the Fairy of the Mountain Ash (La Fée Sorbier) in the ballet The Sleeping Princess by Léon Bakst; 1921.
Physical description
Design for the costume of the Fairy of the Mountain Ash (La Fée Sorbier) in the ballet The Sleeping Princess.
Dimensions
  • Height: 312mm
  • Width: 225mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Bakst 1921
Object history
Design for the costume of the Fairy of the Mountain Ash (La Fée Sorbier) in the ballet The Sleeping Princess .
Subjects depicted
Costume
Fairy
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L, Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 7, cat. 5.
  • 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 234
  • Buckle, Richard (ed.) The Diaghilev exhibition from the Edinburgh Festival, 1954, London : Forbes House, 1954 269
  • 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 6
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1107-1922

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2009
Record URL
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