Bakst

Part 6

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A bacchanalian dance (Joseph) by R. Strauss XXXI

Mr. Nijinsky as “Blue God”. (Gouache) XXXII

The red Sultana XXXIII

The pink Sultana. (Gouache) XXXIV

The yellow Sultana. (Gouache) XXXV

Stage decorations for the “Blue God” XXXVI

Stage decorations for act 3rd of Verhaerens’s “Helen of Sparta”. (Gouache) XXXVII

Stage decorations for the “Cleopatra” ballet XXXVIII

Costume for Tcherepnine’s “Adoration” XXXIX

Costume for Stravinsky’s “Bird of Fire” XL

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. The child with dolls XLI

The “Butterflies” ballet. A valet in 1850 XLII

A huntress. Decorative panel XLIII

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. A doll XLIV

A page (“Aladin” ballet) XLV

A page in Louis XIV’s style (“Aladin” ballet) XLVI

The Empress Elisabeth Petrovna hunting. (Gouache) XLVII

Delphi. (Gouache) XLVIII

Galisson, Prince Charmant’s tutor. Louis XIV ballet (Pavlova tournée). Gouache XLXIX

The Bird of Fire (another version). Gouache L

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. The Englishwoman LI

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. The Englishman LII

Stage decorations for “Thamar” LIII

“Sadko” LIV

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. “La poupée aux dentelles” LV

Modern Costume (A “fantaisie”). Gouache LVI

Portrait of Ida Rubinstein LVII

A call (Poster for an exhibition at Vienna). Gouache LVIII

A living model. Red chalk and chalk LIX

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. An Italian doll LX

Portrait of the poet A. Bely. Crayon and pencil LXI

A portrait LXII

Portrait of the boy Z. Red chalk LXIII

The “Women of good humour” ballet. Dorothea LXIV

A peasant woman (Sketch by Potemkine). Gouache LXV

A peasant woman (Sketch by Potemkine). Gouache LXVI

Costume for “Le chantre et la dévote” LXVII

Costume of peasant woman for Potemkine’s “Village” LXVIII

Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:

certain amateurishsess=> certain amateurishness {pg 50}

Offtimes he is mistaken=> Oftimes he is mistaken {pg 50}

due do the fact=> due to the fact {pg 50}

quite agressive=> quite aggressive {pg 50}

when its was exhibited=> when it was exhibited {pg 109}

uncompromising youth wo defie=> uncompromising youth who defie {pg 122}

painter Pierre Ronnard=> painter Pierre Bonnard {pg 180}

Baskt exchanges=> Bakst exchanges {pg 203}