Léon Bakst — Bacchante in Narcisse | Ballets Russes Costume Design Print

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Léon Bakst — Bacchante in Narcisse | Ballets Russes Costume Design PrintLon Bakst (18661924) was a Russian Jewish painter and designer whose work for the Ballets Russes revolutionised the art of theatrical design. As the chief designer for Sergei Diaghilev's company, he created costumes and sets for Schhrazade, L'Aprs midi d'un faune, Narcisse, and dozens of other productions works of such chromatic intensity and Oriental fantasy that they transformed Western ideas of colour, luxury, and theatrical spectacle. His designs

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