COPYRIGHT
BY ALEXANDER KOGAN
PUBLISHING COMPANY, “RUSSIAN ART”,
BERLIN
MCMXXII
THE STORY
OF LEON BAKST’S
LIFE
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I
PORTRAIT OF BAKST BY MODIGLIANI
TEXT
BY
ANDRÉ LEVINSON
B R E N T A N O ’ S, N E W Y O R K
THE AMERICAN EDITION OF THIS WORK
CONSISTS OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES
Nº. 247
PRINTED IN GERMANY
DR. SELLE & Co. A.G.,
BERLIN
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II
“CHASTISING CUPID”
PROJECT OF DECORATIVE PANEL
PREFACE
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N the book of fame, the name of Leon Bakst is writ large. Many a timeand oft, illustrious critics have heralded his praises. In speakingtoday of the contribution made by Bakst, there is really nothing thatone can add or improve upon. The inventory of his achievements has beencompleted; the unexampled influence which he never ceased to exercisehas been rightly evaluated. Nevertheless, there remains a task whichmust not be neglected. Paris, to be sure, enthusiastically watched thedevelopment of his art;{14} but for us, Russians, has been reserved