MacDougall Auctions 30 May 2006
30 May 2006
197. BAKST, LEON 1866-1924
Costume Design for Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien signed. Inscribed "St Sebastien".
Mixed media on paper, 31 by 22 cm.
6,000-9,000 Pounds
Provenance: Collection Carolina Mandel, Palm Beach, Florida.
Ballet Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien was based on the play by Gabriele d'Annuzio; music by Claude Debussy, costume design by Leon Bakst. The play was first preformed on the 22nd of May 1911 in the Theatre du Chatelet.
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