Léon Bakst
- Introduction
- 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 designer of Belarusian 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.
- Wikidata
- Q214666
- Introduction
- Russian stage designer and artist.
- Nationalities
- Russian, Belorussian
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Designer, Painter
- Names
- Léon Bakst, Leon Bakst, Lev Rosenberg, Lev Samoylovich Rosenberg, Lev Samoïlevitch Rosenberg, Lev Samoïlovich Rosenberg, Lev Samoĭlovich Rozenberg, Lev Samoilovich Rozenberg, Lev Samoĭlovich Bakst, Ljev Samojlovich Rosemberg, Leon Nikolaievich Bakst, Rozenberg Lev Samoilovich Bakst, לאון באקסט, ליאון באקסט
- Ulan
- 500009524
Exhibitions
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Gifted: Collectors and Drawings at MoMA, 1929–1983
Oct 19, 2011–Feb 12, 2012
MoMA
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Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance
Mar 11–Sep 7, 2009
MoMA
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Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part One
Jan 26–Apr 24, 2006
MoMA
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People: Actors, Dancers, Bathers
Oct 6, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
MoMA
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Painters for the Theater
Jul 14–Nov 1, 1989
MoMA
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Léon Bakst has
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