Leon Bakst at the Museum of theatrical art in St. Petersburg
ARTinvestment.RU   02 мая 2017

The Museum collection not so long ago replenished Bakst masterpieces from the collection of Lobanov-Ростовских. The exhibition "the Whole Bakst" features more than 50 drawings of the artist, the costumes in his sketches, photographs, postcards and porcelain sculptures

St-Петербургский state Museum
theatrical and musical art
29 April — 20 Aug 2017
St.-Петербург, Ostrovsky square, 6
theatremuseum.ru

Last year was hectic for many museums who in the congregation was the work of Lev Samoilovich (Leon) Bakst. Russia celebrated 150-летие one of the key artists of the World of art and Diaghilev's "Russian seasons". This year the museums finally-то was able to catch my breath and think about yourself. So St.-Петербургский Museum of theatrical and musical art decided to separately show your s largest collection of costumes Bakst, as well as theatrical costumes, photographs, postcards, porcelain sculpture.

Among the exhibits displayed for the first time, the organizers say the costume design for the ballet-пантомиме "Heart Marquise", which was the first theatrical project Bakst. An example of another exclusive — authentic costume dolls-японки from the ballet "the Fairy doll" with music by J. Bayer (1903), made of silk and hand painted by Bakst.

with regard to the small plastic, it is, in particular, porcelain figurines, released in 1912 Meissen porcelain factory after the premiere of the ballet "Carnival" on music by R. Schumann. Besides them, the exhibition is also the figure of Tamara Karsavina works of D. Ivanov, released at the State porcelain factory in Petrograd after the revolution.

Source: theatremuseum.ru