Wikipedia entry
Introduction
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. 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
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Getty record
Introduction
Russian stage designer and artist.
Nationalities
Russian, Judaism, Belarusian
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Decorative Painter, Manufacturer, Interior Decorator, Designer, Fashion Designer, Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Lecturer, 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, Lev Samolilovich Bakst, לאון באקסט, ליאון באקסט, Léon Nicolaevitch Bakst, Léon Nikolaievich Bakst, Léon Nikolaïevitch Bakst, Leon Nikolajewitsch Bakst, Lev Samoilovich Bakst, Lev Samojlovitsj Bakst, Lev Schmule Rozenberg, Leib Haim Israilevich Rosenberg
Ulan
500009524
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4 works online

Exhibitions

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