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Artists›Léon Bakst

Léon Bakst

1866–1924

WA-00017113

Grodno, Belarus

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WikidataQ214666

MoMA

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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/300
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (28)

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

1924 · Silk, twill weave; screen printed

145.8 × 100.1 cm (57 3/8 × 39 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

1924 · Silk, twill weave; screen printed

139.1 × 99.1 cm (54 3/4 × 39 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

1924 · Silk, twill weave; screen printed

137.2 × 99.1 cm (54 × 39 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

1922 · Silk, twill weave; screen printed

140 × 100.3 cm (55 1/8 × 39 1/2 in.); Repeat: 26.4 × 51.2 cm (10 3/8 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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A Russian Devotee

1922 · Gouache and watercolor over graphite

19 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (48.6 x 32.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912

1922 · Watercolor and gold and silver paints over graphite

26 5/8 x 19 1/4in. (67.6 x 48.9cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Costume

1922 · silk, cotton, metallic thread, glass, plastic

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Porphyrophore. Costume design for the ballet The Sleeping Princess

1921 · Metallic paint, watercolor, and pencil on paper

17 5/8 x 11 5/8" (44.6 x 29.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Costume Design for Man in a Green Jacket, for Ballet Boutique Fantasque

1918 · Watercolor and graphite on ivory laid paper, laid down on gray board

45 × 29.4 cm (17 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Costume Design for Man in a Brown Suit, for Ballet Boutique Fastasque

1918 · Watercolor and graphite with gouache, on ivory laid paper laid down on gray board

48.8 × 33.1 cm (19 1/4 × 13 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Costume Design for Woman with a Lorgnette, for Ballet Boutique Fantastique

1918 · Watercolor and graphite, with touches of gouache and gold metallic paint, on ivory laid paper, laid down on gray board

45 × 29.4 cm (17 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Set Design for the Boutique

1918 · Watercolor and gouache, over graphite, on off-white laid paper, laid down on gray board

45.8 × 62.5 cm (18 1/16 × 24 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Costume Design for Young Woman in Red Bonnet, for Ballet Boutique Fantasque

1917 · Watercolor and graphite with gouache, on ivory laid paper laid down on gray board

44.8 × 29.4 cm (17 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Costume Design for Woman in a Black Coat, for Ballet Boutique Fantasque

1917 · Watercolor and graphite, with touches of gouache, on ivory laid paper, laid down on gray board

44.9 × 29.5 cm (17 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Costume Design for a Courtier, likely for the Ballet 'La Belle au Bois Dormant' (Sleeping Beauty), premiered at the Alhambra Theatre in London, 1921

1916 · Watercolor, graphite, gold paint

Sheet: 11 × 8 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Costume Design for Girl in a Green Dress, for Ballet Boutique Fantasque

1915 · Watercolor, gouache and graphite on ivory laid paper laid down on gray board

44.8 × 29.4 cm (17 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for The Sleeping Beauty: The Aged King Pleads with the Good Fairy

1915 · pencil

Sheet: 33.5 x 16.8 cm (13 3/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Costume Design for La Legende de Joseph

1914 · Watercolor, with graphite, metallic paint and gouache, on ivory laid paper, laid down on white Japanese paper

32.2 × 24.1 cm (12 11/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Costume design for the ballet The Firebird ( L'Oiseau de feu )

1913 · Gouache, watercolor, metallic paint, and pencil on paper on board

26 1/2 x 19 1/4" (67.3 x 48.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Costume Design for Pretres Agni, for The Blue God

1911 · Graphite, with gouache, metallic paint, and touches of red watercolor, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan board

28 × 17.4 cm (11 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Landscape, possibly a detail of the Set Design for the Ballet 'Narcisse', premiered at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo, 1911

1911 · Gouache and graphite

Sheet: 8 in. × 8 5/8 in. (20.3 × 21.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Costume Design for Musician, for Cleopatra

1910 · Watercolor, with graphite and metallic paint, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan board

31.4 × 23.4 cm (12 3/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Set design, possibly for the ballet Schéhérezade

1910 · Watercolor and pencil on paper on board

8 3/8 x 11 5/8" (21.3 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mme Ida Rubinstein

1910 · Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and graphite on paper, mounted on canvas

50 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (128.3 × 69.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

28 published of 72 catalogued · 50 with image

Art Institute Chicago
16 published16 img
The Met
7 published1 img
MoMA
4 publishedof 22 catalogued6 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 26 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

4 entries · 2 sources

Mme Ida Rubinstein
1910 · Met · 3 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_url
Study for The Sleeping Beauty: The Aged King Pleads with the Good Fairy
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Study for The Sleeping Beauty: The Aged King Pleads with the Good Fairy (1915)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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