Léon Bakst, Robinson Silk Company for Clingen and Selig, and others
Design with Flowers in Grid
1924
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- Designer: Léon Bakst
- Manufacturer: Robinson Silk Company for Clingen and Selig
- Manufacturer: United Piece Dye Works
Design with Flowers in Grid
1924
Physical Qualities
Silk, 31-3/8 x 9-1/2 in. (79.7 x 24.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John W. Garrett, Baltimore
Object Number
1950.82.1a
The textile design may originally have been inspired by Turkish velvets brought to Russia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as well as Turkish embroideries. But Bakst‘s luxurious colors, contrasted with a white (also available in black) ground, and his stylization of the motifs have resulted in a modern interpretation.
Ex. Coll: Evergreen House.
Anita Jones, Baltimore Museum of Art,“The Brilliance of Bakst: Theater and Textile Designs from Baltimore Collections,” ...date? BMA 1950.82.1a only.
Anita Jones, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 'Floral Designs in Textiles, July 25 - November 12, 1989, no catalogue, (BMA 1950.082.001a only).
Anita Jones, Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nouveau to Deco: Textiles of the Early Twentieth Century", March 17- August 1, 1999, no catalogue.
Anita Jones, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 'Floral Designs in Textiles, July 25 - November 12, 1989, no catalogue, (BMA 1950.082.001a only).
Anita Jones, Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nouveau to Deco: Textiles of the Early Twentieth Century", March 17- August 1, 1999, no catalogue.
Baltimore Museum of Art. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Celebrating a Museum. Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2014.
Inscribed: Printed signature in black found along selvages of pieces 'b' & 'd': 'Léon Bakst'
