Leon Bakst (1866 -1924) Costume design ‘Spear Carrier’ for ballet Cleopatra, Les Ballets Russes - Sergei Diaghilev

signed and dated ‘Bakst 1912’ (lower right), (several stamps and labels on the reverse) gouache, pencil heightened with gold on paper 27 x 13.5 cm executed in 1912 Provenance: Julian Barran Gallery, London, 1994 G.Rasamatt, Paris (stamp on the reverse) Sotheby’s, London, 27.11.2018. (+) This lot is under temporary importation and is subject to import tax (EU). Exhibited: An Exhibition of Designs for the Russian Ballet, Julian Barran, London 1994 cat. No 9 (illustrated) Hokkaido, Kushiro Art Museum; Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art; Tokyo, Metropolitan Teien Art Museum et al., A World of Stage: Russian Designs for Theater, Opera and Dance, April - October 2007 Literature: Exhibition catalogue, An Exhibition of Designs for the Russian Ballet, London, 1994, p.12, no.9 listed, pl.9 illustrated Exhibition catalogue, A World of Stage: Russian Designs for Theater, Opera and Dance, Japan: Art Impression Inc. 2007, p.36 illustrated