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LEON BAKST BALLET RUSSE ”MARINA” DESIGN GOUACHE - Leon Bakst (Belarusian, 1866-1924) Ballet Russe Costume design for ”Marina” 1913 Boris Godunov depicting an ornate dress 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.