Costume design for a Polish Gentleman, scene 4, in Boris Godunov
Maker and role
Artist: Léon Bakst, Russian, 1866-1924
Year
1922
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper, mounted on board
Measurements
19 1/4 x 13in (48.9 x 33cm)
Credit line
Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Accession number
TL1998.44
Object type
Department
Location
Theatre production
Opera by Modest Mussorgsky. Produced by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1913.
Documentation
Dance - Theater - Opera - Music Hall: Costume & Decor Designs, Photographs, Posters & Books; 1981; no. 25
Designing Dreams: A Celebration of Léon Bakst; 2016; p. 121, no. 37
Designing Dreams: A Celebration of Léon Bakst; 2016; p. 121, no. 37
Signature & date
Signed and dated, l.r.: Bakst, 1922
Docent information sheet
V:\Object Documentation\Theatre Arts\TL1998.44 Bakst\Sotheby's 1981.pdf
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