Russian Pictures
Russian Pictures
Léon Bakst
Portrait of a Lady
Lot Closed
June 8, 01:33 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Léon Bakst
1866 - 1924
Portrait of a Lady
signed in Latin and dated 1893 l.l.
watercolour heightened with white over pencil on artist's board
Board: 55.5 by 45.5cm, 22 by 17 ¾ in.
Framed: 74 by 63cm, 29 by 24 ¾ in.
This early work by Bakst dates from 1893, the year the artist moved to Paris to continue his training, first in Jean-Léon Gérôme's studio, and then at the Académie Julian.