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Luxurious and seductive──
A special issue on Ballets Russes, featuring "Scheherazade," a piece that took the art world by storm in the early 20th century.

A special issue of the French magazine Comoedia Illustre published in 1914.
On the cover, from the Ballets Russes production of "Scheherazade"
Based on the designs of Léon Bakst, who was responsible for the stage art and costumes,
This is a magnificent work by the artist Valentine Gross.

The magazine features stage photos of famous dancers such as Mikhail Fokine, Vera Fokina, and Karsavina,
The exhibition is packed with valuable materials, including costume design drawings by Bakst, that convey the passion and splendor of the Ballets Russes at the time.

This is a gem of an antique magazine that conveys the dawn of Art Deco and the dreams of Orientalism.

Information

• Cover : Valentine Gross (costume design by Léon Bakst)

• Title : Scheherazade

• Publication year : May 20, 1914

• Source : Special issue of the magazine Comoedia Illustre

• Number of pages : 60

• Language : French

• Size : 246 x 316 x 4 mm
  (Frame not included)

• Artist / Title : Leon Bakst / Scheherazade (1914)