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Léon Bakst, born Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg (Russian: Леон (Лев) Самойлович Бакст, Лейб-Хаим Израилевич Розенберг; 27 January (8 February) 1866 – 27 December 1924), was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Jewish origin.
Born in Russia in 1866, Léon Bakst belonged to a young generation of European artists who rebelled against 19th-century stage realism, sparking a revolution in theatre design.
Léon Bakst (Russian: Леон (Лев) Николаевич Бакст, Leon (Lev) Nikolaevich Bakst) – born as Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich (later Samoylovich) Rosenberg, Лейб-Хаим Израилевич (Самойлович) Розенберг (27 January (8 February) 1866 – 28 December 1924) was a Russian painter and scene and costume ...
Léon Bakst was a Jewish Russian artist who revolutionized theatrical design both in scenery and in costume. His designs for the Ballets Russes, especially during its heyday (1909–14), were opulent, innovative, and extraordinary, and his influence on fashion and interior design was widespread.
Léon Bakst, born Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg (Russian: Леон (Лев) Самойлович Бакст, Лейб-Хаим Израилевич Розенберг; 27 January (8 February) 1866 – 27 December 1924), was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Jewish origin.
Bakst is the author of numerous inventions and insights in fashion. He created apparel and fabric designs, wrote several meaningful works on history and theory of art, as well as...
View Leon Bakst’s 962 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available works on paper, prints and multiples, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist.
Jun 30, 2017 · While several Russian artists were involved in the creation of costumes and stage sets, in the early years before World War I it was Bakst who was celebrated most for his colorful and imaginative designs, and was regarded as the company's artistic director.
Léon Bakst became the first Russian artist to achieve true recognition in the world of fashion. He created theatrical costumes, sketches of clothing and fabrics, collaborated with...
Leon Bakst, Self-portrait, 1893, The State Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Léon Bakst was born in Hrodna (Grodno, now Belarus) on 27 January 1866, and studied at the St. Petersburg Academy and then in Paris at the Académie Julian, beginning his career as a magazine illustrator.
