104) Léon Bakst

Léon Bakst (1866 - 1924). Russian painter and scene and costume designer. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes.

 - "His prominent blue-grey eyes looking out over the pince-nez which he rarely removed, his red hair carefully combed over his small, round, balding head..."  https://books.google.it

- "A historian of the Russian ballet describes Bakst as having curly red hair, very carefully brushed..." https://books.google.it

Portrait by Amedeo Modigliani