Léon Samoilovitch Bakst (Léon Samoilovitch Bakst)

Léon Samoilovitch Bakst

Artist. A co-founder of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, his boldly-colored creations for that troupe had an international influence on fashion and interior design. (bio by: Mademoiselle)  Family links:  Spouse:  Lyubov Pavlovna Tretyakov Gritsenko (1870 – 1928)*  Children:  Andre Lvovich Bakst (1907 – 1972)* *Calculated relationship

Born

  • May, 10, 1866
  • Belarus

Died

  • December, 12, 1924
  • France

Cemetery

  • Batignolles Cemetery
  • France

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