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| Keywords: 00016 00011final.JPG Leon Bakst original water colour from 1909 Provenance Neal A Prince Trust u/a/d 10 18 1999 2000-___; The Neal A Prince Estate 1965-1999; The Neal A Prince and Herbert Waide Hemphill Jr Estate 1954-1964; A LA Vielle Russie Gallery 781 Fifth Avenue NYC 10022 1954 Detroit Museum of Art Exhibition of Original Works by Leon Bakst May 4-June 1 1914 Detroit Michigan United States; Plat of said artwork published in the THE DECORATIVE ART OF LEON BAKST Appreciation by Arsene Alexandre Notes of the Ballet by Jean Cocteau c 1913 1909 Creator Léon Bakst David Scott Baez WATER COLOR; Water Color on beige paper; probably designed for theatre curtain; shepherd and shepherdess with flock by Leon Bakst signed; from The Parting of Daphnis and Chloe Act III Daphnis Chloe Ecole Natrionale des Arts Decoratifis Paris Published THE DECORATIVE ART OF LEON BAKST by Arsene Alexandre c 1913 reprint c 1971 Benjamin Blom Publishers New York New York; plate 57 dimensions 31-1/2 x 51 Artist BAKST Leon 1866-1924 Title Parting of Daphnis and Chloe Act III Date 1909 Medium Water Color on beige paper Original Purchase Price undisclosed Dimensions of Item 31-1/2 x 51 NOTES Provenance is fully noted within Hebert Waide Hemphill Jr a/k/a Burt insurance policy executed by Neal A Prince in 1964 and is filed with the Smithsonian Institute American Archives SUMMARY OF ARTIST Leon Bakst was born in St Petersburg Bakst is a sensational stage and costume designer for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes of the Leon Bakst was one of the most sensational designers of the century “ grandiose sensual overwhelming and a crucial influence on Art Deco as well as the Diaghilev ballet His designs are a mingling of very elegant and refined styles themes and techniques Influenced by Greek vase painters and miniaturists the use of vivid color is what Bakst is best remembered for in his designs He died in Paris in 1924 Daphnis and Chloe Bakst PD-old-auto-1923 1924 Shepherds in art Bakst Parting of Daphnis and Chloe | ||||
