Léon Bakst
(1866–1924) rysk målare och scenograf
Léon Bakst (France, 1866–1924) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Léon Bakst belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Léon Bakst was born in Hrodna and died in Rueil-Malmaison. Léon Bakst trained at Académie Julian. Léon Bakst studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Léon Bakst became a member of Mir iskusstva. Léon Bakst was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour. The students included Marc Chagall.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 26 works by Léon Bakst with free images. The dated works span the years 1893–1922. Works by Léon Bakst are held by several collections, among them Waddesdon Manor, Ryska museet, Tretjakovgalleriet, and Russian Museum. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gustave Loiseau, Guglielmo Micheli, Carl Wilhelmson, Joseph Bernard, and Jacqueline Marval.