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I've made a collection of Leon Bakst (or "Baxt") costume illustrations from images found around the web (two pages).
Bakst was a Russian artist who shook the early 20th century world of theatre and ballet with his brilliant designs. I adore his use of color and pattern, and I'm amazed by the fluidity and animation of both his designs and his illustrations. Even the white space in his sketches seems to have form and motion.
You can view brief details on him in the info for the first image in the collection; for more, you might want to check out this geocities page which seems to have more background than other sources.
