Léon BAKST | Costume for the Blue God

Léon BAKST
designer Belarus (Russia) 1866 – France 1924
France from 1912

producer 1909 – 1929

M. LANDOFF
costumier  

Marie MUELLE
costumier France  

Costume for the Blue God c.1912
tunic: silk, silk moiré faille, satin, velvet ribbon, braid and embroidery thread, rayon, metallic embroidery thread and ribbon, metal studs and fasteners, gelatin imitation mother-of-pearl discs; crown: metallic gauze, braid and paillettes, silk embroidery thread, gelatin sequins, metal studs, metallic and other paint
German customs stamp
Purchased 1987
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
NGA 1987.2239.A-B





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