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Léon Bakst

Russian artist (1866–1924)
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Summary

Léon Bakst was born on January 27, 1866[1], in Hrodna[2]. He died on December 27, 1924[3], in Rueil-Malmaison[4]. He worked as a painter[5], designer[6], costume designer[7], scenographer[8], and draftsperson[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,806 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: April 27, 1866[11], May 10, 1866[12]
  • Date of death: December 28, 1924[13]
  • Place of burial: Batignolles Cemetery[14]
  • Spouse: Lyubov Pavlovna Gritsenko[15]
  • Child: André Bakst[16]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[17], Russia[18], France[19]
  • Occupation: graphic artist[20], illustrator[21], fashion designer[22], watercolorist[23], theatre designer[24], interior designer[25], artist[26]
  • Educated at: Académie Julian[27]
  • Student: Marc Chagall[28]
  • Award received: Officer of the Legion of Honour[29]
  • Member of: Mir iskusstva[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Genre: portrait[32]
  • Commons category: Léon Bakst[33]
  • Family name: Bakst[34]
  • Given name: Leib[35], Chaim[36], Lev[37], Leon[38]
  • Pseudonym: Léon Bakst[39]
  • Described at URL: https://www.modemuze.nl/blog/kostuums-van-les-ballets-russes-ontworpen-door-l%C3%A9on-bakst[40]
  • Student of: Jean-Léon Gérôme[41]
  • Depicted by: Self-Portrait[42]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[43], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[44], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[45], Modemuze[46]

Why It Matters

Léon Bakst has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Léon Bakst born?

Léon Bakst was born in Hrodna[2].

Where did Léon Bakst die?

Léon Bakst died in Rueil-Malmaison[4].

Who was Léon Bakst married to?

Léon Bakst's spouses include Lyubov Pavlovna Gritsenko[15].

What did Léon Bakst do for work?

Léon Bakst worked as a painter[5], designer[6], costume designer[7], scenographer[8], and draftsperson[9].

Where did Léon Bakst go to school?

Léon Bakst was educated at Académie Julian[27].

What awards did Léon Bakst receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[29].

Related Entities

Art Gallery of South Australia France Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Jean-Léon Gérôme J. Paul Getty Museum Léon Bakst Marc Chagall Metropolitan Museum of Art Modemuze Musée d'art moderne de Paris Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Armenia National Gallery of Art Russian Empire Russian Museum Tretyakov Gallery

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . death certificate. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Krugosvet. wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [12] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Krugosvet. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . Modemuze. Retrieved . modemuze.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . Modemuze. Retrieved . modemuze.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 14w ago · THHAP · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artist-info artist id → 1544
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  6. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, designer, costume designer +9
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  8. 22w ago · Krateven · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Place of birth → Hrodna
    Artist files at → Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Frick Art Research Library, Q117794751 +1
    Place of burial → Batignolles Cemetery
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