Dido, Queen of Carthage

Designs for glasses and perfume bottles by Léon Bakst

Russian, c. 1923

watercolor and metallic paint on cut paper

McNay Art Museum

Fabric design with grape motif by Léon Bakst 

Russian, c. 1922

gouache and metallic paint on paper

McNay Art Museum

Prop designs by Léon Bakst for Phèdre

Russian, 1923

graphite, watercolor, gouache, and metallic paint on illustration board

New York Public Library, Billy Rose Theatre Division x x

Costumes for the nymphs in L'Après-midi d'un Faune, designed by Léon Bakst

Russian, c. 1912

silk chiffon, paint, lamé, metallic ribbon, and cotton

National Gallery of Australia x x x 

Prop design by Léon Bakst, for a daybed used by Ida Rubinstein during rehearsals of Cléopâtre

Russian, 1909

gouache, graphite, and gold paint on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Costume design by Léon Bakst for a temple servant in Cléopâtre

Russian, 1910

watercolor and graphite on paper

Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library

Costume for a Syrian woman in Cléopâtre, designed by Léon Bakst 

Russian, 1909 (skirt), 1930s (bodice)

cotton, silk, metal studs, paint

National Gallery of Australia

Costume designs by Léon Bakst for Cléopâtre

Russian, c. 1909

gouache, watercolor, and graphite on card stock

National Gallery of Australia x x

Prop design for a loom by Léon Bakst, possibly for Hélène de Sparte

Russian, c. 1912-1923

graphite and gouache on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Costume design by Léon Bakst for a flower bearer in Hélène de Sparte

Russian, 1912

watercolor, graphite, and metallic paint on paper, mounted on board

McNay Art Museum

Costume design by Léon Bakst for a slave in Salomé

Russian, 1912

gouache, watercolor, and gold paint on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Dioné: dessin de Bakst réalisé par Paquin,” Journal des dames et des modes, no. 34, 1913.

Costume design by Léon Bakst, for a woman from the village in Daphnis et Chloé

Russian, c. 1912

watercolor and graphite on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cloaks from costumes for brigands in Daphnis et Chloé, designed by Léon Bakst and created by Marie Muelle

Russian, c. 1912

cotton, wool, and paint

National Gallery of Australia

Costumes for the brigands in Daphnis et Chloé, designed by Léon Bakst and created by Marie Muelle

Russian, c. 1912

wool, cotton, paint, and metal

National Gallery of Australia x x x 

Detail of costume design by Léon Bakst, for Tamara Karsavina as Chloé in Daphnis et Chloé 

Russian, c. 1912

graphite and tempera and/or watercolor on paper

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Set designs by Léon Bakst for Daphnis et Chloé

Russian, 1911-1912

watercolor or graphite on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, McNay Art Museum, and Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library (1, 2, 3)