Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
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Блуждающие звезды, кино-сценарий [Wandering Stars, Film Script], by Isaac Babel. Moscow: Кинопечать, 1926. Russian.
A script by Isaac Babel based on the story "Wandering Stars" (Blondzhende Shtern) by Sholem Aleichem – the love story of a boy and girl who flee their shtetl to join a troupe of wandering players.
Front cover illustration and the three additional illustrations were created by Russian-Jewish artist Alexander Bykhovsky.
Alexander Yakovlevich Bykhovsky (Александр Яковлевич Быховский; 1888-1978) was born in Mogilev and received a traditional Jewish education. He studied at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg under the guidance of Nikolai Roerich. Among other things, he was engaged in painting and designed scenery and costumes for the theater.
His works were exhibited in various exhibitions, including one held at the Habima Theater (1923). Bykhovsky specialized in painting portraits and landscapes and was known for his realistic style depicting rural and urban life in Russia. He was the first illustrator of Isaac Babel's works.
80 pages (including cover). Title page missing (possibly last page missing as well). Approx. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Most pages and cover detached. Stains and minor tears. Inscriptions and stamps on rear cover. Blemishes and wear to edges of cover. Spine torn.
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
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Литературный труд Давида Д. Бурлюка [The Literary Work of David D. Burliuk], by Igor Postupalski. New York: Издание Марии Бурлюк, 1931. Russian.
A work dealing with the life and works of the painter and poet
David Burliuk (Дави́д Дави́дович Бурлю́к; 1882-1967), who is known as the father of Russian Futurism. The booklet was published as part of a series of books on the Russian avant-garde published in New York by Burliuk's wife, Maria Nikiforovna. The booklet's cover was apparently illustrated by Burliuk himself, and is bound with string.
On the first page, a stamp and inscription of the artist's wife, Marussia Burliuk; additional stamp on paper cover: "Burliuk Gallery - Marussia Burliuk, Art Director - Hampton Bays, L. I., N.Y., U.S.A". Inscription on the last page.
[1] printed wrapper, 15, [1] pages. 32 cm. Good condition. Creases and minor tears to cover.
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
Opening: $300
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Через полюс в Америку [Across the Pole to America], by Georgy Baidukov. Moscow: Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1938. Russian.
Description of the historic 1937 flight of aviation pioneer Georgy Baydukov from Moscow to America via the North Pole. The flight was part of efforts to prove the aerial and technological superiority of the Soviet Union. For his daring flight, Baydukov was awarded the title "Hero of the Soviet Union" - the highest decoration in the Soviet Union.
Book cover and color illustrations by
Alexander Deyneka (Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Дейне́ка; 1899-1969) – painter, sculptor and graphic designer in the Socialist Realist style, who was considered one of the most important figurative painters in Russia in the first half of the 20th century.
38, [2] pages. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Dedication and inscriptions on title page and inside cover. Tears and blemishes to edges of binding.
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