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Léon Bakst

Portrait of Alexander Benois. Watercolor and pastel on paper. 1898. The Russian Museum
24 February 2016—9 May 2016

Léon Bakst (1866-1924) is a world-known master of painting and drawing, whose impact on the flourishing of Russian theatrical and decorative art is hard to overestimate. His designs for costumes and decorations were great part of the success of Sergey Diaghilev's "Les saisons russes" - ballet and opera performances in Russia, France and other countries. The art of Bakst largely influenced theatrical art all over the world. It became an outstanding example of a thoughtful combination of experiments with form and interest to the artistic tradition of the Ancient East and antiquity. 

The exhibition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the master presents around 100 works from the Russian museum collection and other museums. 

The exhibition is sponsored by VTB Bank

Self-portrait. 1893. Oil on cardboard. The Russian Museum Rain in the Street. France. 1893 (?). Oil on wood. The Russian Museum Poster for a Charity Doll Bazar. 1899. Pastel on cardboard. The Russian Museum. Supper. 1902. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum Portrait of Marina Gritsenko in childhood. 1905. Pastel on canvas. The Russian Museum Study of costume for Ida Rubinshtein for ballet “Cleopatra” (“Egyptian Nights”). Watercolor, graphite pencil and bronze color on paper mounted on cardboard. 1909. St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. Two Boeotian Women. Costumes for Bronislava Nizhinskaya and Vera Fokina.  Water color, graphite pencil and silver color on cream-laid paper. St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. Portrait of Sergey Diaghilev with his Nanny. 1906. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum. Terror Antiquus. 1908. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum

Exhibitions
Vasily Surikov. 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth

Vasily Surikov. 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth

1 December 2023—13 May 2024

This grandiose exhibition of the celebrated painter Vasily Surikov (1848–1916) is timed to coincide with the 175th anniversary of his birth. The exhibition presents over 120 paintings and graphic works by Surikov from the museums in St Petersburg, Moscow and Krasnoyarsk, including the famous historical paintings Yermak Conquering Siberia, Taking a Snow Town, Suvorov Crossing the Alps, Stepan Razin, Boyarynya Morozova (Tretyakov Gallery) and Menshikov in Beryozovo (Tretyakov Gallery), portraits, paintings on religious subjects, watercolours and fine examples of book illustrations.

Boris Ermolayev. 120th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth

Boris Ermolayev. 120th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth

16 October 2023—9 January 2024

The exhibition celebrating 120 years since Ermolayev’s birth features his 1930s works, in which he immortalized the streets of his native Volodarsky (now Nevsky) district and the daily life and recreational activities of the people of Leningrad’s outskirts.

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