Portrait of Alexander Benois
1898
- Paper, watercolours, pastel. 64,5 х 100,3 (в свету)
- Р-26999
Пост. в 1903 от княгини М. К. Тенишевой, Петербург
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Location in museum
The Rossi Wing
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Room 43 - Period Late 19th century – Early 20th century
- CategoryPortrait
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The name of Leon Bakst (1866-1924) is linked to the “World of Art” and “Saisons Russes” of Sergei Diaghilev. As a prominent book illustrator and theatrical designer, he reached major achievements in the art of painted portraits.
Benois, Alexander Nikolaevich (1870, St Petersburg - 1960, Paris) - graphic artist, painter, theatrical designer, art historian. Studied under brother Albert Benois, at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1887-1888) and at the Faculty of Law, St Petersburg University (1890-1894). Member of the World of Art (1899; founding member), Union of Russian Artists (1903) and the Salon d'Automne (1906). Contributed to the exhibitions of the Society of Russian Watercolourists (1891-1896), Sergei Makovsky Salon (1909), International Exhibitions in Munich (1898), Rome (1911), Malmo (1914) and the Exhibitions of Russian Art in Paris (1906, 1910) and Berlin (1906). Designed for the Mariinsky Theatre, Vera Komissarzhevskaya Theatre and the Starinny Theatre in St Petersburg, Moscow Arts Theatre, Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Ida Rubinstein Ballet Company, Teatro Real de Madrid, Theatre des Champs Elysees and Theatre National de L'Opera in Paris. Curator of the Hermitage Picture Gallery (1918-1926). Member of the Commission for the Protection of Monuments of Art and Antiques. Edited the Art Treasures of Russia magazine (1901-1903). Emigrated to Paris (1926). He lived in France from 1926 and designed plays for the theatres of Paris and Milan. He wrote his memoirs.