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LEON BAKST EMBROIDERED SHI FOR SADKO GOUACHE - Leon Bakst (Belarusian, 1866-1924) Ballet Russe Costume design for ”Sadko” 1917 depicting a yellow floral embroidered shi watercolor, pencil and gouache on paper framed. Léon (Lev) Samoylovich Bakst, (8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1866 – 27 December 1924), was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Jewish origin. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes. He designed the décor for such productions as Carnaval (1910), Spectre de la rose (1911), Daphnis and Chloe (1912), The Sleeping Princess (1921) and others. Size: 15.00” X 17.00” Condition: Very fine.