Costume Design: Hélène de Sparte
![Painting of a female figure with arms bent at elbows, holding a wide basket containing red flower petals at shoulder height. Figure wears a costume, inspired by Egyptian clothing styles, consisting of a white and gold skirt and a white shawl tied at the breastbone, as well as a broad, separate collar with red, yellow, and white decoration. Annotations appear in pencil.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/ballets-russes/objects/92/@@images/3ef13c8e-006c-4ff5-8207-a2f3ff138b7f.jpeg)
Costume Design: Hélène de Sparte
- Description:
- Costume Design for a Flower Bearer, for Hélène de Sparte
- Artist:
- Léon Bakst
- Medium:
- Watercolor, graphite, and metallic paint on paper, mounted on board
- Dimensions:
- H. 30.5 cm; W. 28.9 cm
- Date:
- 1912
- Inventory Number:
- TL1998.62
- Lender:
- McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
- Credit:
- Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Image courtesy of the McNay Art Museum