Portrait of Jean Cocteau
Léon Bakst (1866 – 1924)
Léon Bakst (1866-1924) was a pioneering Russian painter and designer famed for his opulent sets and costumes for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, blending Art Nouveau with Orientalist influences and revolutionizing theatrical design.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Jean Cocteau
- Artist: Léon Bakst
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Modernist
- Keywords: portrait head and torso , avant-garde portrait , grayscale pencil drawing
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
- Topics: russian art , early 20th century , monochrome
