Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality

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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, Dated 1922, Watercolor and gold and silver paints over graphite, 26 5/8 x 19 1/4in. ( x ), Léon Bakst (Russian, Grodno 1866–1924 Paris), Léon Bakst was already an experienced portraitist, illustrator, and set designer in 1909 when he joined with Serge Diaghilev to found the Ballets Russes. This design for a costume to be worn by the renowned male dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950) demonstrates Bakst's involvement with Symbolism and Art Nouveau, as well as his dramatic use of color and sensuous line

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