Artist: Leon Bakst (1866 - 1924)
Nationality: Russian
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Media: Ilustration
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Biography:
Although born in Russia, Leon Bakst spent most of his artistic career in Paris. In 1898, he co-founded the World of Art group. He then went on to establish a reputation as a portraitist until in 1902, when he migrated to stage design. He is best known for his work as a costume and set designer for Diaghliev’s Ballets Russes.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Amedeo Modigliani - Leon Bakst 1917 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Italian
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Léon Nikolaievitch Bakst, Russian, 1866-1924 The Butterfly (Costume Design for Anna Pavlova) 1913 Graphite pencil
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Léon Nikolaievitch Bakst, Russian, 1866-1924 Pollux the King, Design for "Hélène de Sparte" costume design
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Léon Nikolaievitch Bakst, Russian, 1866-1924 Hindu Ballet, No. 3 costume design 1913 Pencil and watercolor
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Léon Nikolaievitch Bakst, Russian, 1866-1924 Madame Bartet as Bérénice costume design 1913 Pencil, watercolor, gouache
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Léon Nikolaievitch Bakst, Russian, 1866-1924 Radja in the "Dieu Bleu" Radja costume design 1911 Pencil,
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Allan Rohan Crite - Harriet and Leon 1941 oil on canvas Boston Athenaeum American
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Leon Laborde The Ravine Lithograph 1839
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Thomas Moran - Ponce de Leon in Florida 1877-78 Oil on canvas The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens American
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Frida Kahlo - Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky 1937 oil on masonite National Museum of Women in the Arts Mexican
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Denys Pierre Puech - Standing Figure of Leon Bonnat 1903 bronze Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean Baptiste Carpeaux - Portrait of Jean-Leon Gerome 1872-75 patinated plaster Hood Museum of Art French
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Portrait de dame (1917) by BAKST Léon (dit), ROSENBERG Lev Samoilevitch (patronyme)
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Auction Sale in Clinton Hall, New York, 1876, 1876 Ignacio de León y Escosura (Spanish,
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Leon Barillot A Barnyard Etching 1876
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Pisanella/ Ida Rubinstein watercolor 1922
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Leon Lambert The Benediction Etching 19th - 20th century
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Artist: Jean Léon Gérôme Title: The Carpet Merchant Date: about 1887 Medium: oil on canvas
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PETIT DEJEUNER DE LEON (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1ère moitié 20e siècle) by CARRIERE Eugène
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Alphone Leon Noel Mlle. Willmen Lithograph 1833
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Alphone Leon Noel Les Enfants d'Eduard IV Lithograph 1831
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Leon Barillot Paysage Bressan Etching 1881
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Before the Mirror, 1873 Pierre-Paul-Léon Glaize (French, 1842-1932)Oil on canvas; 39 3/4 x 29 7/8
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J.Clarke Aliejos - A Town in the Plains of Leon 1809
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Man Attacking a Woman, Leon Comerre (France, 1850 - 1916) , Black ink
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Ballet skirt from "Giselle" silk and georgette early 20th century
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Leon Goldin In Limbo Color lithograph 1952
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Leon Barotte Tree color Monotype 19th - 20th century
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Leon Barillot Stop (Panneau decoratif) Etching 1880
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Leon Barillot Un Verger au Printemps etching 19th century
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Four Heads, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1984, Etching
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Leon Kroll Nude Reading oil on canvas 19th - 20th century
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The Triumph of Pan #4, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Triumph of Pan #1, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Triumph of Pan #3, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Triumph of Pan #2, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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Leon Kroll Monique lithograph 19th - 20th century
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for a dancer and slave Graphite and watercolor on laid paper 1921
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Jean Henri Marlet Leon XII 18th - 19th century
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Sheet of Figure Studies, Leon Comerre (France, 1850 - 1916) , Black ink
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Footed Bowl, Leon Volkmar (1879 - 1959) , 1930, Glazed earthenware
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Leon Adolphe Willette Pierrot drawing: pen and brown ink 1886
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Leon Adolphe Willette Pierrot drawing: pen and brown ink 1885
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Leon Goldin The Brood of Folly Color lithograph 1952
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Leon Goldin Summer Death Color lithograph 1952
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LEON GAMBETTA (1838-1892) (2e moitié 19e siècle) by BONNAT Léon
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Leon Gilmour Cement Finishers Wood engraving 1939
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Leon Gilmour Let The Living Rise Wood engraving 1937
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Leon Goldin Meta Mixed intaglio techniques 1950
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Leon Barillot Les Betes de Seurette (Lorraine) etching 19th century
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The Judgement of Solomon #1, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Judgement of Solomon #2, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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Cephalus and Aurora #2, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Rape of the Sabines #1, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Rape of the Sabines #2, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Testament of Eudamidas, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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Cephalus and Aurora #1, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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Bacchanal before a Herm, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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The Testament of Eudamidas, Leon Kossoff (England, London, born 1926-12-07) , 1998, Etching
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte La Boucherie Etching 1881

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