Costume Design for the Queen from ‘Sleeping Beauty’
1921
Léon Bakst wasn't just drawing a pretty dress here; he was writing a recipe for royalty. Surrounded by frantic French handwriting detailing everything from 'Louis XIV velvet' to 'emeralds and pearls,' this sketch serves as a vibrant backstage pass to a 1921 production of Sleeping Beauty. Bakst, the legendary designer who revolutionized stage aesthetics for the Ballets Russes, imagines the Queen in a riot of red, gold, and green, topped with a feathered headdress that screams theatrical drama. It is less of a finished painting and more of a colorful instruction manual for bringing a fairy tale to life.
- Technique
- Watercolor and ink on paper
- Material
- Paper
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