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Pollux the King (Costume Design for "Hélène de Sparte")
Pollux the King (Costume Design for "Hélène de Sparte")

Pollux the King (Costume Design for "Hélène de Sparte")

Léon Nikolaievitch Bakst (Russian, 1866–1924)
1912
Medium/TechniqueOpaque and transparent watercolor, gold paint, and graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 27.1 x 25.3 cm (10 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of John T. Spaulding
Accession number48.759
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ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsSigned lower r. center, BAKST/1912. Inscribed upper r., HELENE DE SPARTE/ "POLLUX"/ (DE MAX).ProvenanceJohn T. Spaulding (1870-1948, Boston); acquired by bequest June 1948
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