The Fine Art Society, London, 1913
Fine example of this major luxury work on Bakst's art.
"Born in Russia in 1866, Léon Bakst belonged to that young generation of European artists who rebelled against 19th century stage realism, which had become pedantic and literal, without imagination or theatricality. There were no specialist trained theatre designers, so painters like Léon Bakst turned their painting skills to theatre design. Bakst's fame lay in the ballets he designed for the Diaghilev Ballets Russes, and huge pageant spectaculars for dancer and patron, Ida Rubinstein. He died in 1924 but after nearly 100 years his magic is as potent as ever, rediscovered by every generation. His influence was such that people who have never heard his name now see the world in a different way" (V&A).
Folio (41.3 x 28.5 cm). Photographic portrait frontispiece, title, [4] ll., 51 pp. and [12] ll., [1] l., 77 tipped-in plates including 50 in colour; bottom margin of some plates additionally glued to card. Original publisher's half vellum over marbled boards; extremities slightly rubbed.
"Born in Russia in 1866, Léon Bakst belonged to that young generation of European artists who rebelled against 19th century stage realism, which had become pedantic and literal, without imagination or theatricality. There were no specialist trained theatre designers, so painters like Léon Bakst turned their painting skills to theatre design. Bakst's fame lay in the ballets he designed for the Diaghilev Ballets Russes, and huge pageant spectaculars for dancer and patron, Ida Rubinstein. He died in 1924 but after nearly 100 years his magic is as potent as ever, rediscovered by every generation. His influence was such that people who have never heard his name now see the world in a different way" (V&A).
Folio (41.3 x 28.5 cm). Photographic portrait frontispiece, title, [4] ll., 51 pp. and [12] ll., [1] l., 77 tipped-in plates including 50 in colour; bottom margin of some plates additionally glued to card. Original publisher's half vellum over marbled boards; extremities slightly rubbed.
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