Lot 57: Lev Samoilovich Bakst (Leon Bakst) (Russian, 1866-1924) together with a stage design and an etching by Simon Lissim (1900-1981): decor for Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, IV, 'Bydlo', pencil watercolour and gouache on paper, signed, titled

Study for the decor for Mephisto
signed (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
31.6 x 23.5cm (12 7/16 x 9 1/4in).
together with a stage design and an etching by Simon Lissim (1900-1981): decor for Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, IV, 'Bydlo', pencil watercolour and gouache on paper, signed, titled and dated '34', 40.7 x 54.6cm (16 x 21 1/2in).; and an etching of 'The Firebird', engraved by Serge Ivanoff after Lissim, signed, 19.8 x 13.2cm (7 6/8 x 5 1/8in).
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PROVENANCE:
Private collection, England