Leon Bakst. Extravagant Art NouveauIt's for the first time, when the exhibition, held at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, has brought together about two hundred and fifty paintings, original and printed graphics, photographs, archival documents, rare books, as well as costumes and designs for fabrics. The exhibition includes works from public and private Russian and foreign collections, many of which are shown in Russia for the first time. A tour guide introduced the multifaceted work of Leon Bakst, and told about the life and fate, the features of the style of the artist. ![]() Although, he became famous not only as a theater artist, but also as a painter, as a portraitist, as a master of book and magazine illustration, interior designer and creator of high fashion of the 1910s, close to fashion house of Paken, Chanel and Poiret. Feeling love for antiquities and eastern art, Leon Bakst combined extravagance Art Nouveau with a sense of proportion and common sense - a rare combination brought him worldwide fame. ![]() ![]() |
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