Russian Gouache Water colour painting Sketch
Costume design for Ballet
"Les Femmes de Bonne Humeur "
The Marquise Silvestra
Ballet
1916
size of painting : 40 x 30 cm
size of frame : 50 x 40 cm
Stamp : Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
Hand painted
Gouache, water colour, pencil and gold thread on paper
Textile samples for costume
Condition is good
With frame and glass
Leon Bakst was a Russian painter, costume, and textile designer.
The Good Humoured Ladies (Les Femmes de Bonne Humeur).
Choreographic Comedy in one Act after Goldoni’s play Le Donne di Buon Umore (1758).
Music : Domenico Scarlatti, orchestrated by Vincenzo Tommasini.
Scenery and costumes : Léon Bakst.
Choreographer : Léonide Massine
First performance : Rome, Teatro Costanza, 12 April 1917.
Conductor : Ernest Ansermet
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