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"La Princesse Aurore": 1976

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

"La Princesse Aurore"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bakst, Léon

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 300 mm
Width: 227 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

1920s
Production date: AD 1922

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Paint
Watercolour
Whitening
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite, watercolour, with gold and silver paint, heightened with white, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: bakst
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 22
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Type: Date
  • Text: No 42 Serie 11 (?) / la Belle au Bois dormant / c 47
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: G. Rasamat / Depositaire Exclusief des oeuvres de Leon Bakst
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Stamp
  • Text: Tableaux Modernes / G. Rasamat / 11 Rue Louis Français Paris (XVIIe)
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Stamp
  • Text: Douanes Françaises Paris / Service des Expositions
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Stamp
  • Text: The Fine Arts Scoiety Ltd London, Title: "La Princesse Aurore". Artist: Léon Bakst, NO.: 17, Date: May 1927
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Label
  • Text: 41
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1976
Primary reference Number: 6068

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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