Sku: YY8951
Artist: Leon Bakst
Title: Costume Design for a Eunuch
Year: 1987
Signed: No
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 29.75 x 18 inches ( 76 x 46 cm )
Image Size: 19 x 12.75 inches ( 48 x 32 cm )
Edition Size: Unknown
Framed: No: Inquire with our experts for framing suggestions.
Condition: C: Several Signs of use and handling, some visible marks
Supplemental Condition Information: Heavy creasing and denting throughout entire poster and slight tearing and worst creasing in bottom right corner

Additional Details: This original poster features Léon Bakst's costume design for a eunuch in the ballet Schéhérazade, showcased in Sotheby's Ballet and Theater Material collection. Schéhérazade, first performed in Paris in 1910 by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, was renowned for its opulent and exotic designs. Bakst's illustration portrays a dark-skinned male figure adorned in an oriental ensemble with bell sleeves, a wide belt, and baggy 'harem' pants, all embellished with vibrant colors and intricate patterns. The character dons a tall red hat with golden beads and holds a curved knife, reflecting the rich orientalism that characterized the production.