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: (100)
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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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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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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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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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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Pisanella/ Ida Rubinstein watercolor 1922
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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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Leon Kroll Monique lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Leon Kroll Nude Reading oil on canvas 19th - 20th century
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Jean Henri Marlet Leon XII 18th - 19th century
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Ballet skirt from "Giselle" silk and georgette early 20th century
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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 Summer Death Color lithograph 1952
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Leon Goldin The Brood of Folly Color lithograph 1952
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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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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte La Boucherie Etching 1881
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Max Pollak Portrait of Dr. Leon Kolb Etching 19th - 20th century
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Leon-Marie-Constant Dansaert La Sentinelle Etching 1869
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Leon-Joseph-Florentin Bonnat Portrait of Sancede Etching 1892
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Leon-Joseph-Florentin Bonnat Portrait de M. Renan Etching 1892
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Jules HÈreau Mon ane 1874 to Sonnent of Leon Cladel Etching 1874
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Leon Adolphe Willette Les Funerailles Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Leon Detel Danse Macabre Etching 19th 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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Leon R. Pescheret The Jones Farm in Winter Etching 19th - 20th century
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Leon-Henri Lievrat Blooming Trees pastel 19th - 20th century
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Leon Barillot l'Etang de St. Prest (epreuve sur Japan) Etching 19th century
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Michael Ponce de Leon Summer Horizons 5-color lithograph 20th century
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Henri Leon Voisin Mont St. Michel-View of the Abbey 19th - 20th century
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JosÈ Guadalupe Posada LA INUNDACION DE LEON (The Flooding of Leon), cover for a book of songs, as reprinted on p. 202 of the Monografia.. Engraving on type metal 1930
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte Marchandes de poissons Etching 1879
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte Epicerie de Village Etching 1880
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Leon-Joseph-Florentin Bonnat La Lutte de Jacob Etching 19th century
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Leon-Joseph-Florentin Bonnat Portrait of M. Thiers Etching 19th century
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Alphonse Legros Portrait of Leon Gambetta Etching 19th - 20th century
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Leon Adolphe Willette Mort aux vaches Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Leon Adolphe Willette La Vache enragee Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Leon Adolphe Willette Le coucher de la Mariee Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Leon Adolphe Willette A L'ElysÈe-Montmartre drawing: graphite, pen, ink and watercolor 1889
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte Un Vieux De La Vielle 19th - 20th century
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Michael Ponce de Leon Nude Embossed collage intaglio 20th century
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Francois Leon Sicard A Lady seated on a Couch. Lithograph 1906
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte La Vendange Etching 19th - 20th century
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Henry Wolf Portrait of Jean Leon Gerome 19th - 20th century
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte Marchandes de Poissons (Fishwives) Etching 1880
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for Judith in the dramatic comedy Judith Graphite,watercolor, and silver paint on laid paper 1922
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Leon Cogniet L'Attention (Madame Cogniet et sa fille) Lithograph 18th - 19th century
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Leon Adolphe Willette The Moon , life and death. Gillotype 19th - 20th century
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Leon Adolphe Willette The adventures of a young Elephant. Gillotype 19th - 20th century
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for a Warrior in the ballet Daphnis et ChloÎ Graphite, watercolor and silver paint on laid paper 1912
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for one of the Three Pretenders in the pantomime Le Coeur de la marquise (The Heart of the Marchioness) Graphite and watercolor on laid paper 1900
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for the Viscount in the pantomime Le Coeur de la marquise (The Heart of the Marchioness) Graphite and watercolor on laid paper 1900
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte Pelerinage A La Vierged De Kersaint 19th - 20th century
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Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme Title: Study for "In the Harem" Date: 1876 Medium: graphite on white
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for the Sultan Zeman in the choreographic drama SchÈhÈrazade Graphite, watercolor and gold paint on laid paper 1910
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Set Design for Acts 1 and 3 of the dramatic tragedy HÈlËne de Sparte (Helen of Sparta) graphite, transparent and opaque watercolor on wove paper 1912
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Leon Cogniet La DÈesse de beaux arts sollicitÈ, en faveur de la GrËce, le secours de l'humanitÈ graphite 1826
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte The Old French Soldier Etching 19th - 20th century
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Norman Orr Bill Graham Presents (252) Leon Russell; Miles Davis, Fillmore West, 10/15-18/70 lithograph 197
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Paul-Auguste Leon Mery Abeilles Etching 18th century
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte An Episcopal Visit Etching 19th - 20th century
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for Potiphar's wife in the ballet, La lÈgende de Joseph (The Legend of Joseph) Graphite, watercolor, and gold on laid paper 1914
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Leon Adolphe Willette Death, on a charger , accompanies the troops. Gillotype 19th - 20th century
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte Rue St. Andre, Paris Etching 19th - 20th century
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Leon Jean Baptiste Sabatier Entre du Ravin, Petra Lithograph 19th century
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Poster for a Dance Recital by Caryathis (Elise Jouhandeau) Color lithograph poster circa 1919
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume Design for an Old Jew Holding the Head of Holofernes in the dramatic comedy Judith graphite, watercolor amd silver paint on Arches laid paper 1922
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Leon Adolphe Willette A sheet of curious and comical sketches. Gillotype 19th - 20th century
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January: Cernay, near Rambouillet Léon-Germain Pelouse (French, 1838-1891)Oil on canvas; 35 3/8 x 46 1/4
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte The Fish Market at St. Malo Etching 19th - 20th century
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for a Nestorian in act 1 of the drama La Pisanella ou la morte parfumÈe (Pisanella or The Perfumed Death) Graphite, watercolor , and gold paint on laid paper 1913
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for a Minister of State in scene 1 of the ballet The Sleeping Princess Graphite,transparent and opaque watercolor, and gold paint on laid paper 1921
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The Grape Harvest, 1884 Léon-Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925)Oil on canvas; 99 x 82 5/8 in.
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte In the Champs Elysees, Paris Etching 19th - 20th century
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Paul Gavarni Masques et Visages: Messieurs du Feuilleton, Leon Gatayes 19th century
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LÈon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg) Costume design for the Queen in the prologue of the drama La Pisanella ou la morte parfumÈe (Pisanella or The Perfumed Death) Graphite, watercolor, and gold paint on laid paper 1913
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Leon Augustin L'Hermitte Interior of a peasant house with family in it Etching 19th - 20th century

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