Léon Bakst - Costume Design For A Servant In Thamar, 1912

Costume Design For A Servant In Thamar, 1912

graphite and watercolour on laid paper laid to board
27 cms x 25.5 cms (10.6 ins x 10 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, with pencil notations to Diaghilev Ballet costume maker upper right
made in 1912
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art" held on Thu, Jun 27, 2024.
Lot 19
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $6,875

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Collection of Mademoiselle Lucienne Gabriel-Astruc, Paris, France

Sotheby's, London, Diaghilev Ballet Material, 13 Jun 1967, lot 35

Collection of Brian Macdonald, CC, Stratford, ON

Private Collection, Toronto, ON
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
Costume Design For A Servant In Thamar, 1912 by artist Léon Bakst