Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection

"Art in Production" – On the Constructivist Movement in Art – Moscow, 1921 – Two Copies (Variants)

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Искусство в производстве, Issue number 1. Moscow: Отдел ИЗО Наркомпроса, 1921. Russian.
Two copies – variants with different cover colors, one in orange and the other in purple, with additional minor differences; one booklet (in the purple cover) was specially printed for the art historian and critic David Arkin (Дави́д Ефи́мович А́ркин; 1899-1957), who contributed to its creation – printed on the verso of the title page: "Copy of David Efimovich Arkin" (Russian).
The booklet comprises a collection of articles dedicated to the role of art in industrial production, emphasizing the need for artistic thinking in production and development processes, according to the principles of the Constructivist art movement. Contributors include David Shterenberg, David Arkin, Osip Brik, Aleksei Toporkov, Vasily Voronov, and others.

The lithographic covers were likely designed by David Shterenberg (1881-1948), a Russian-Jewish painter and graphic artist, one of the prominent representatives of the Russian avant-garde movement, and head of the Fine Arts Department of the People's Commissariat for Education – "Narkompros" (who published this booklet).

Two copies: 42, [1] pages. Approx. 22-22.5 cm. Overall good to good-fair condition. Stains, creases and minor wear. Inscriptions. Wear and blemishes to the orange-toned cover, with tape to spine.
MoMA 356.
Art: Monographs and Albums (Reproductions, Drawings and Prints)
Art: Monographs and Albums (Reproductions, Drawings and Prints)