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BAKST, LÉON; et al; BALLET RUSSES. Collection Plus Beaux Numéros de Comoedia Illustré et des Programmes consacrés aux Ballets & Galas Russes depuis le Début a Paris 1909-1921. Lavishly and profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white, with costume and set designs by Leon Bakst, Larionov, Picasso, Matisse, Massine, Derain, and others; photographic illustrations, reproductions, two pochoirs by Picasso, and color pochoir endpapers with names of dancers, ballets, and choreographers. Folio, publisher's thick green cloth with pictorial inset of "The Firebird" by Natalia Gontcharova, cloth faded and worn, inset and contents bright and with only a few occasional short clean tears. Paris: M. de Brunoff, 1922
A beautiful collection of special issues of the theatrical periodical "Comoedia Illustré" and souvenir programs devoted to Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and Ida Rubinstein's Galas Russes for the seasons 1909-1921 during their most influential years. Lavishly illustrated with the works of Bakst, Gontcharova, Larionov, Picasso, Matisse, Massine, Derain, and others.
