Ballets russes

A design for "Queen of the Night"[/caption] Nineteenth century Russia was restless, and so was Léon Bakst. The young man belonged to a new generation of creatives, one ready to turn Realism on its head with one flick of a bejewelled, utterly fabulous wrist. Today, his name is "a byword for excite

Leon Baskt

Ballet Russes

Illustration of photograph (credited Sasha) showing Alice Nikitina and Serge Lifar in the ballet La Chatte, 1927 in the book The Russian Ballet by Walter Archibald Propert. New York: Greenberg [1932] GV1787 .P72 1932

The romances of the East woven together over time have enthralled generations. Here is a glimpse into the story about the stories and some of the art they have inspired.

Changing black and white to DAZZLING COLOR! I colorize black & white photographs from the 1860s to the 1950s.

boris israelevich anisfeld costume design for cадко (sadko)..