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Portrait of Bakst by ModiglianiI

“Chastising Cupid”, project of decorative panelII

D’Annunzio’s “Martyrdom of St. Sebastian”, M^me. Rubinstein in the 5^th actIII

Judith of Bethulia (panel)IV

“Forsaken Chloe”, project of decorative panel. (Gouache)V

Portrait of M^r. T. (red chalk)VI

“Modern dress” (a “fantaisie”)VII

“Daphnis and Chloe parting in the evening”, sketch for decorative panel. (Gouache)VIII

“Sheherazade” ballet. First Eunuch. (Gouache)IX

An inferior deity. “Narcissus” ballet. (Gouache)X

Stage decorations for ballet “Orientales”. (Gouache)XI

A Negro’s costume (Sheherazade)XII

Stage decorations for Oscar Wilde’s “Salome”. (Gouache)XIII

“Phædra” tragedy. Phædra’s nurseXIV

Stage decorations for Hindu ballet. (Gouache)XV

M^me. Ida Rubinstein as St. SebastianXVI

The imperial palace (“The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian”)XVII

M^me. Rubinstein in “The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian”XVIII

The “Women of good humour” ballet. Rinaldo. (Gouache)XIX

Stage decorations for “Phædra” (Gouache)XX

A costume. “Narcissus” balletXXI

The Pilgrim (“Blue God” ballet). GouacheXXII

Stage decorations for act 4^th of D’Annunzio’s “St. Sebastian”. (Gouache)XXIII

The Czarevitch’s costume (“The Bird of Fire”)XXIV

Project of stage decorations for “Sleeping Beauty”XXV

Stage decorations for the vault scene (“St. Sebastian”)XXVI

“Terror antiquus”. First golden medal. 1911 Universal Exhibition (Brussels)XXVII

“Terror antiquus” (detailed)XXVIII

Submarine monsters (“Sadko” opera). GouacheXXIX

Stage decorations for the ballet “Women of good humour” (second version). GouacheXXX

A bacchanalian dance (Joseph) by R. StraussXXXI

M^r. Nijinsky as “Blue God”. (Gouache)XXXII

The red SultanaXXXIII

The pink Sultana. (Gouache)XXXIV

The yellow Sultana. (Gouache)XXXV

Stage decorations for the “Blue God”XXXVI

Stage decorations for act 3^rd of Verhaerens’s “Helen of Sparta”. (Gouache)XXXVII

Stage decorations for the “Cleopatra” balletXXXVIII

Costume for Tcherepnine’s “Adoration”XXXIX

Costume for Stravinsky’s “Bird of Fire”XL

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. The child with dollsXLI

The “Butterflies” ballet. A valet in 1850XLII

A huntress. Decorative panelXLIII

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. A dollXLIV

A page (“Aladin” ballet)XLV

A page in Louis XIV’s style (“Aladin” ballet)XLVI

The Empress Elisabeth Petrovna hunting. (Gouache)XLVII

Delphi. (Gouache)XLVIII

Galisson, Prince Charmant’s tutor. Louis XIV00 ballet (Pavlova tournée). GouacheXLIX

The Bird of Fire (another version). GouacheL

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. The EnglishwomanLI

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. The EnglishmanLII

Stage decorations for “Thamar”LIII

“Sadko”LIV

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. “La poupée aux dentelles”LV

Modern Costume (A “fantaisie”). GouacheLVI

Portrait of Ida RubinsteinLVII

A call (Poster for an exhibition at Vienna). GouacheLVIII

A living model. Red chalk and chalkLIX

The “Boutique fantasque” ballet. An Italian dollLX

Portrait of the poet A. Bely. Crayon and pencilLXI

A portraitLXII

Portrait of the boy Z. Red chalkLXIII

The “Women of good humour” ballet. DorotheaLXIV

A peasant woman (Sketch by Potemkine). GouacheLXV

A peasant woman (Sketch by Potemkine). GouacheLXVI

Costume for “Le chantre et la dévote”LXVII

Costume of peasant woman for Potemkine’s “Village”LXVIII

Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:

certain amateurishsess=> certain amateurishness {pg 50} Offtimes he is mistaken=> Oftimes he is mistaken {pg 50} due do the fact=> due to the fact {pg 50} quite agressive=> quite aggressive {pg 50} when its was exhibited=> when it was exhibited {pg 109} uncompromising youth wo defie=> uncompromising youth who defie {pg 122} painter Pierre Ronnard=> painter Pierre Bonnard {pg 180} Baskt exchanges=> Bakst exchanges {pg 203}