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Vaslav Nijinski as the Golden Slave in Schéhérazade (preparatory drawing for a print)

After Léon Bakst Russian, born present day Belarus
1910–23
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vaslav Nijinski as the Golden Slave in Schéhérazade (preparatory drawing for a print)
  • Artist: Florence Wyman Ivins (American, 1881–1948)
  • Artist: After Léon Bakst (Russian (born present day Belarus), Hrodna (Grodno) 1866–1924 Paris)
  • Date: 1910–23
  • Medium: Watercolor over charcoal
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 17 13/16 × 13 9/16 in. (45.3 × 34.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Ivins, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.618.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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