Samarkand Sultan
Léon Bakst (1866 – 1924)
Léon Bakst (1866-1924) was a pioneering Russian painter and designer famed for his opulent sets and costumes for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, blending Art Nouveau with Orientalist influences and revolutionizing theatrical design.
About this artwork
- Title: Samarkand Sultan
- Artist: Léon Bakst
- Year: 1922
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Russian Modernism
- Creative period: Early Modernism
- Corpus context: ballet russes influence , orientalist aesthetics
- Keywords: art deco style , stylized artwork , vibrant colors
- Color intensity: Balanced