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Léon Bakst
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Léon Bakst
- Costume Design for La Boutique fantasque
- signed in Latin and dated 1918 l.r., inscribed in Latin 'boutique fantasque'/Francesca t.l. and inscribed with a dedication to Maxime Dethomas l.l.
- pencil, watercolour and gouache heightened with gold on paper laid on board
- 48.5 by 33cm, 19 1/4 by 13in.
Provenance
Collection of the artist Maxime Dethomas, Paris
Sotheby's New York, Dance, Theatre, Opera, Music Hall and Film, 21 November 1984, lot 123
Sotheby's New York, Dance, Theatre, Opera, Music Hall and Film, 21 November 1984, lot 123
Condition
The sheet is laid on board. There are losses to the top left and bottom corners and there is general wear to the edges. There is a stain in the upper right with further scattered stains and spots of foxing. The sheet has discoloured in line with age and there is a layer of surface dirt. Held in a simple black frame behind glass. Unexamined out of frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
La Boutique fantasque is a ballet in one act set to music by Rossini for which Bakst was originally asked to produce the set and costume designs. The present lot is likely one of the artist's 31 costume designs for this production which were shown at an exhibition in The Hague in the summer of 1918, organised by the wife of the then US ambassador Alice Warder Garrett. Bakst fell out with Diaghilev, possibly over this unauthorised exhibition, and his original scheme was abandoned. Diaghilev then approached André Derain to create a new set of designs and Bakst's were never used. The present lot was given by the artist to Maxime Dethomas, a French theatre artist.