From 1893 to 1897 he lived in Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian. At the beginning of the 1890s, Bakst exhibited his works with the Society of Watercolourists. The surname "Rosenberg" was thought to be "too Jewish" and not good for business. He also worked part-time as a book illustrator, gaining admission into the Imperial Academy in 1883.Īt the time of his first exhibition (1889) he took the surname of "Bakst," based on his mother's maiden name. Petersburg Academy of Arts as a noncredit student, because he had failed the entry. At the young age of twelve, Lejb won a drawing contest and decided to become a painter, but his parents did not approve of this.Īfter graduating from gymnasium, he studied at the St. He said that he had been very impressed as a youth by that house, always returning with pleasure. Later, when Leyb's parents moved to the capital, the boy Leyb would visit his grandfather's house every Saturday.
As his grandfather was an exceptional tailor, the Tsar gave him a very good position, and he had a huge and wonderful house in Saint Petersburg. Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich (later Samoylovich) Rosenberg was born in Grodno (now in Belarus), into a middle-class Jewish family. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes. His set designs, along with those of Alexandre Benois, are recognized as revolutionizing stage design.īakst died in 1924 of lung problems, having broken with the Ballet Russes and Diaghilev in 1918, although he continued to paint. Petersburg, and was prohibited from living anywhere outside the pale of settlement, and so mainly resided in Western Europe. Due to his Jewish religion, he was exiled from living in St. Until the end of the century, he continued to paint and receive commissions, from as high up as Tsar Nichols II himself.īy 1909, he was mainly producing stage and costume designs, at first for Greek tragedies and then with Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes, a prominent ballerina group. He illustrated many graphics for their publication, drawing him praise and popularity. In the late 1890’s he founded, along with Sergei Diaghilev, the Mir Iskusstva, or “World of Art,” movement. He began exhibiting in the 1890’s with the Society of Watercolorists, as he continued his studies at the Academie Julian, making important connections with prominent artists. At his first exhibition, in 1889, he changed his surname, Rosenberg, which he was concerned would sound too Jewish and bad for business, to a shorter version of his mother’s maiden name Baxter: Bakst. In order to help pay the bills, he also taught art to the children of Grand Duke Vladimir. Petersburg Academy of Arts as an unenrolled student, working as a book illustrator to support himself.
After graduating secondary school, he traveled to St. Leon Bakst produced lavish sets and costumes for the ballet stage.
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