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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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Ten books of philosophy, poetry and prose with modernist covers designed by Alexander Rodchenko. Moscow, St. Petersburg and Tiflis, 1923-1930. Russian.
• Маяковский улыбается, Маяковский смеется, Маяковский издевается [Mayakovsky Smiles, Mayakovsky Laughs, Mayakovsky Mocks], a collection of poems and satirical texts about life in Russia in the first years after the Soviet Revolution, by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow-Peterburg: Krug, 1923. MoMA 504.
• Сергею Есенину [To Sergei Yesenin], a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky in memory of the poet Sergei Yesenin who took his life in December 1925. Tbilisi: Zakkniga, 1926. MoMA 659.
• Разговор с фининспектором о поэзии [Conversation with a Tax Collector about Poetry], a satirical poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Tiflis: Zakkniga, 1926. MoMA 657/658.
• Испания. Океан. Гаванна. Мексика. Америка [Spain, Ocean, Havana, Mexico, America], a collection of poems and travel impressions by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow-Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1926. MoMA 655.
• Мое открытие Америки [My Discovery of America], travel impressions by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow-Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1926. With several photographs and reproductions. MoMA 655.
• Но. с., (Новые стихи) [... New Poems], by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow: Federatsia, 1928. MoMA 752.
• К живому Ильичу [To the Living Ilyich], a literary collection in memory of Vladimir Lenin, by the "Moscow Association of Proletarian Writers" (Московская ассоциация пролетарских писателей). Moscow: Krasnaya nov', 1924.
• Материализация фантастики [Materialization of Fantasy], essays on cinema by Ilya Ehrenburg. Moscow-Leningrad: Kinopechat', 1927. MoMA 714.
• Четверть века подпольщика [A Quarter Century of an Underground Revolutionary], memoirs by the Bolshevik revolutionary Ivan Mikhailov (Иван Константинович Михайлов; 1881-1950). [Moscow-Leningrad]: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, [1928]. Title page missing.
• Последний современник [The Last Contemporary], a dystopian poem by Semyon Kirsanov (Семён Исаа́кович Кирса́нов; 1906-1972). Moscow: Federatsia, 1930.
MoMA 891.
- Habdwritten dedication by the author, to Soviet writer and critic Vassili Katanian (Васи́лий Абга́рович Катаня́н; 1902-1980).
Size and condition vary.
Alexander Rodchenko (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Ро́дченко; 1891-1956), Russian artist, designer, sculptor, and photographer, member of the Constructivist movement. Rodchenko studied art in Kazan, Tatarstan, and Moscow. He began his career in Cubist and Futurist styles, later gravitating towards Suprematism and geometric abstraction, influenced by Kandinsky and Malevich. Rodchenko served as Vladimir Tatlin's assistant, was his student, and participated in a 1916 exhibition curated by Tatlin. Under his influence, in 1919 Rodchenko began creating three-dimensional works made from various materials (wood, metal, etc.), characterized by interlocking geometric shapes forming airy and dynamic compositions.
During the 1920s, he worked regularly with the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, illustrating and photographing his books, issues of the "Left Front of the Arts" (LEF; ЛЕФ) journal, as well as books and publications by other Russian Futurist and avant-garde creators, and regularly published his photographs in the press.
Rodchenko is considered one of the most versatile artists of the Russian avant-garde: he was among the leaders of the Productivist faction, which advocated strengthening the connection between art and industrial production, and between it and the working and consumer population, thus turning to furniture design and applied arts; later he was drawn to photography and photomontage and engaged in them extensively (considered one of the pioneers of the genre), designed posters, illustrated books, worked in graphics and typography, and created sets for theater and cinema.
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Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
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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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Two Soviet periodicals published by the "People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs" (НКПТ), dedicated to disseminating information related to communications and radio, and their use as educational and propaganda tools. Alongside the text are numerous pictures and illustrations.
The present lot comprises four issues with color lithographic covers in identical Constructivist design by Alexander Rodchenko – a large circle cut in the center of the cover revealing an illustration appearing on the first page:
• Радио слушатель [Radio Listener], two issues from the third year (issue no. 2 and issue number 23-24). Moscow: НКПТ, 1930. Russian.
"Radio Listener" focused on making radio accessible to the general population. It concentrated on technical and educational aspects of radio, and published useful information about broadcasts, various technologies, and the use of radio devices.
• Говорит Москва / Govorit Moskva [Moscow Speaks], two issues from the fourth year (issue number 8 and issue number 11). Moscow: НКПТ, 1930-1931. Russian.
Moscow Speaks served as a medium for conveying ideological messages through radio broadcasts, and focused on broadcast content, special announcements from the authorities, and coverage of important events.
MoMA 953.
4 issues (16 pages each). 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and minor wear.
Alexander Rodchenko (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Ро́дченко; 1891-1956), Russian artist, designer, sculptor, and photographer, member of the Constructivist movement. Rodchenko studied art in Kazan, Tatarstan, and Moscow. He began his career in Cubist and Futurist styles, later gravitating towards Suprematism and geometric abstraction, influenced by Kandinsky and Malevich. Rodchenko served as Vladimir Tatlin's assistant, was his student, and participated in a 1916 exhibition curated by Tatlin. Under his influence, in 1919 Rodchenko began creating three-dimensional works made from various materials (wood, metal, etc.), characterized by interlocking geometric shapes forming airy and dynamic compositions.
During the 1920s, he worked regularly with the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, illustrating and photographing his books, issues of the "Left Front of the Arts" (LEF; ЛЕФ) journal, as well as books and publications by other Russian Futurist and avant-garde creators, and regularly published his photographs in the press.
Rodchenko is considered one of the most versatile artists of the Russian avant-garde: he was among the leaders of the Productivist faction, which advocated strengthening the connection between art and industrial production, and between it and the working and consumer population, thus turning to furniture design and applied arts; later he was drawn to photography and photomontage and engaged in them extensively (considered one of the pioneers of the genre), designed posters, illustrated books, worked in graphics and typography, and created sets for theater and cinema.
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Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
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![Избранные стихи [Selected Poems], by Nikolai Aseev. Moscow: государственное издательство, 1930. Russian. Cover designed by](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/51_1.jpg "Book of Poems by Nikolai Aseev – Moscow, 1930 – Cover Designed by Alex")
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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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Избранные стихи [Selected Poems], by Nikolai Aseev. Moscow: государственное издательство, 1930. Russian. Cover designed by Alexander Rodchenko.
A collection of poems by the Futurist poet
Nikolai Aseev (Николай Асеев; 1889-1963), a member of the LEF (ЛЕФ – Left Front of the Arts) artists' group. A handwritten dedication by Aseev appears on the front endpaper.
235, [3] pages. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Stains and slight wear to edges of binding and spine.
Alexander Rodchenko (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Ро́дченко; 1891-1956), Russian artist, designer, sculptor, and photographer, member of the Constructivist movement. Rodchenko studied art in Kazan, Tatarstan, and Moscow. He began his career in Cubist and Futurist styles, later gravitating towards Suprematism and geometric abstraction, influenced by Kandinsky and Malevich. Rodchenko served as Vladimir Tatlin's assistant, was his student, and participated in a 1916 exhibition curated by Tatlin. Under his influence, in 1919 Rodchenko began creating three-dimensional works made from various materials (wood, metal, etc.), characterized by interlocking geometric shapes forming airy and dynamic compositions.
During the 1920s, he worked regularly with the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, illustrating and photographing his books, issues of the "Left Front of the Arts" (LEF; ЛЕФ) journal, as well as books and publications by other Russian Futurist and avant-garde creators, and regularly published his photographs in the press.
Rodchenko is considered one of the most versatile artists of the Russian avant-garde: he was among the leaders of the Productivist faction, which advocated strengthening the connection between art and industrial production, and between it and the working and consumer population, thus turning to furniture design and applied arts; later he was drawn to photography and photomontage and engaged in them extensively (considered one of the pioneers of the genre), designed posters, illustrated books, worked in graphics and typography, and created sets for theater and cinema.
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Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
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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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Two avant-garde books by Aleksei Kruchenykh, covers designed by the couple Gustav Klutsis and Valentina Kulagina:
• Заумный язык у: Сейфуллиной Вс. Иванова Леонова Бабеля И.Сельвинского А.Веселого и др. [Transrational Language in Seifullinaia, vs. Ivanov, Leonov, Babel, I. Selvinskii, A. Veselyi, and Others], edited by Alexei Kruchenykh. Moscow: Издание всероссийского союза поэтов, 1925. Russian.
Collection of texts and literary works in the "Zaum" language – an experimental language based on meaningless expressions – by various Russian writers: Lydia Seifullina, Leonid Leonov, Isaac Babel, Ilya Selvinsky, Arkady Vasilyev, and others.
The "Zaum" language constitutes one of Russian avant-garde's attempts to create meaning and evoke emotion through nonsensical sounds and words, embodying its commitment to formal and experimental innovation in literature, art, and theater. Cover designed by Valentina Kulagina (Gustav Klutsis's wife).
[4], 59 pages. Approx. 18 cm. Good condition. Stains and traces of dampness to margins. Dedication inscription on title page. Tears and wear to cover edges.
MoMA 599.
• Дунька-Рубиха [Dunka the Woodcutter], crime novella by Alexei Kruchenykh. Moscow: published by the author, 1926. Russian.
First published in the author's book from the same year "On the Struggle Against Hooliganism in Literature" (На борьбу с хулиганством в литературе). Front and back cover designed by Gustav Klutsis.
12 pages. Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Tears and minor wear to cover and spine.
Aleksei Kruchenykh (Алексе́й Елисе́евич Кручёных; 1886-1968) was a poet and theoretician; one of the most radical representatives of Russian Futurism. Kruchenykh is considered the inventor of the "Zaum" language (Russian: "beyond reason") – an experimental language using meaningless expressions (this literary style is considered a Russian equivalent of Dada, although it preceded it by three years).
In 1916 he founded the literary group "41°" in Tbilisi, and was responsible for its various publications, known for their avant-garde design and unique printing technique. After returning to Moscow, he joined the "LEF" (ЛЕФ) journal.
From the 1930s onwards, following political changes in Soviet Russia, he published less poetry and devoted most of his energy to theoretical work. Among his most famous works is the libretto for the great Futurist opera "Victory over the Sun".
Cover designer,
Gustav Klutsis (Густав Клуцис; 1895-1938), born in Latvia, drafted into the Russian army in 1915 and arrived in Moscow in 1917. In subsequent years, he studied art under Kazimir Malevich and Antoine Pevsner, and at the state higher art and technical school "Vkhutemas". During the 1920s, he taught at "Vkhutemas", collaborated with the "LEF" group ("Left Front of the Arts") and was one of the founders of the "October" artists' association.
As a member of the Communist Party, Klutsis's works were mostly propagandistic in nature. Particularly memorable are the Communist propaganda posters he created with his wife, artist Valentina Kulagina, extensively using photomontage techniques, and considered pioneers of the field in the Soviet Union. Despite his absolute devotion to the Communist Party, Klutsis was murdered in 1938 during Stalin's Great Purge.
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Gustav Klutsis (1895-1938)
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![Четыре фонетических романа [Four Phonetic Novels], by Alexei Kruchenykh. Moscow: Published by the author, 1927. Russian. P](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/53_1.jpg "\"Four Phonetic Novels\" by Aleksei Kruchenykh – Moscow, 1927 – Cover De")
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
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Четыре фонетических романа [Four Phonetic Novels], by Alexei Kruchenykh. Moscow: Published by the author, 1927. Russian. Printed in 500 copies.
Four works by Aleksei Kruchenykh, accompanied by six lithographic plates by Maria Sinyakova (Мария Синякова; 1890-1984). Front and back cover designed by Gustav Klutsis. Signed dedication to Nathan Altman on the title page, presumably by the author.
38 pages. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Tears, creases and wear to the cover, restored with paper. Spine reinforced with tape.
MoMA 700.
The author,
Aleksei Kruchenykh (Алексе́й Елисе́евич Кручёных; 1886-1968) was a poet and theoretician; one of the most radical representatives of Russian Futurism. Kruchenykh is considered the inventor of the "Zaum" language (Russian: "beyond reason") – an experimental language using meaningless expressions (this literary style is considered a Russian equivalent of Dada, although it preceded it by three years).
In 1916 he founded the literary group "41°" in Tbilisi, and was responsible for its various publications, known for their avant-garde design and unique printing technique. After returning to Moscow, he joined the "LEF" (ЛЕФ) journal.
From the 1930s onwards, following political changes in Soviet Russia, he published less poetry and devoted most of his energy to theoretical work. Among his most famous works is the libretto for the great Futurist opera "Victory over the Sun".
Cover designer,
Gustav Klutsis (Густав Клуцис; 1895-1938), born in Latvia, drafted into the Russian army in 1915 and arrived in Moscow in 1917. In subsequent years, he studied art under Kazimir Malevich and Antoine Pevsner, and at the state higher art and technical school "Vkhutemas". During the 1920s, he taught at "Vkhutemas", collaborated with the "LEF" group ("Left Front of the Arts") and was one of the founders of the "October" artists' association.
As a member of the Communist Party, Klutsis's works were mostly propagandistic in nature. Particularly memorable are the Communist propaganda posters he created with his wife, artist Valentina Kulagina, extensively using photomontage techniques, and considered pioneers of the field in the Soviet Union. Despite his absolute devotion to the Communist Party, Klutsis was murdered in 1938 during Stalin's Great Purge.
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Gustav Klutsis (1895-1938)
Catalogue
Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
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15 лет русского футуризма, 1912-1927 гг., материалы и комментарии [15 Years of Russian Futurism, 1912-1927, Materials and Comments], edited by Aleksei Kruchenykh. Moscow: Изд. Всероссийского союза поэтов, 1928. Russian.
The booklet describes the development of the Russian Futurist movement throughout its first 15 years, from 1912 to 1927, and includes manifestos, letters and various texts by the artists and poets who took part in the movement.
The booklet is an important source for studying the Russian Futurist movement and its influence on the art and culture of the early 20th century. Among the central figures represented in the booklet are Vladimir Mayakovsky, Velimir Khlebnikov, Aleksei Kruchenykh, Igor Terentiev, and Sergei Tretyakov.
The booklet includes portrait illustrations of Velimir Khlebnikov (self-portrait), Nikolai Aseev and Sergei Tretyakov (caricatures by Maria Sinyakova), Aleksei Kruchenykh (photomontage image by Gustav Klutsis), Igor Terentiev (self-portrait), Vladimir Kieshnitzky (portrait by Igor Terentiev), and others. Color cover designed by
Gustav Klutsis.
67, [1] pages. Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Stains to cover; open tear to edge of spine.
MoMA 740.
Gustav Klutsis (Густав Клуцис; 1895-1938), born in Latvia, drafted into the Russian army in 1915 and arrived in Moscow in 1917. In subsequent years, he studied art under Kazimir Malevich and Antoine Pevsner, and at the state higher art and technical school "Vkhutemas". During the 1920s, he taught at "Vkhutemas", collaborated with the "LEF" group ("Left Front of the Arts") and was one of the founders of the "October" artists' association.
As a member of the Communist Party, Klutsis's works were mostly propagandistic in nature. Particularly memorable are the Communist propaganda posters he created with his wife, artist Valentina Kulagina, extensively using photomontage techniques, and considered pioneers of the field in the Soviet Union. Despite his absolute devotion to the Communist Party, Klutsis was murdered in 1938 during Stalin's Great Purge.
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Gustav Klutsis (1895-1938)
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
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Потемкинское восстание (14-25 июня 1905 г.) [the Potemkin Mutiny (June 14-25, 1905) by Konstantin Feldman. St. Petersburg: Прибой, 1927. Russian.
An account of the Potemkin mutiny in Odessa during the 1905 Revolution, written by a revolutionary who was directly involved in the events (see below). Cover design by the renowned Stenberg brothers.
Konstantin Feldman (Константин Исидорович Фельдман, 1881-1967) was a revolutionary, writer, translator, and playwright who took part in events related to the Potemkin mutiny. He later portrayed himself in Sergei Eisenstein's film about the uprising. A member of the Union of Soviet Writers.
Georgiy (1900-1933) and Vladimir (1899-1982) Stenberg (Стенберг) were Soviet artists and designers who were pioneers of the Constructivist movement. Initially recognized for their sculptures, they later excelled in theatrical design, architecture, and graphic design. They are particularly well-known for their work in cinema poster design, in the style of the Russian Avant-garde.
[2] leaves, 139, [1] pages. 23.5 cm. Good to good-fair condition. Stains and some pencil inscriptions. Wear and minor tears, including open tears, to cover and spine.
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The Stenberg Brothers (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgii, 1900-1933)
Catalogue
![Тридцать дней (30 дней) [30 Days], a periodical for literature, society, and science, bound volume of issues of the sevent](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/56_1.jpg "\"30 Days\" Illustrated Periodical – Bound Volume of Issues – Moscow, 19")
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
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Тридцать дней (30 дней) [30 Days], a periodical for literature, society, and science, bound volume of issues of the seventh year. Moscow: Государственное издательство художественн литературы, 1931. Russian, covers designed by the Stenberg brothers, M. Getman (Гетман), and others.
The illustrated periodical "30 Days" covered various topics including art and literature, society, and popular science. It was published in Moscow from 1925 to 1941. The periodical was edited at different times by Vasily Reginin, Alexander Andreychik, Vladimir Narbut, Vasily Solovyov, Pyotr Pavlenko, and other editors.
Among other things, it published short stories, essays, and poetry cycles, alongside a wide variety of articles. The periodical was the first to publish the famous novels by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov: "The Twelve Chairs" (1928) and "The Golden Calf" (1931).
12 issues bound together. Approx. 24.5 cm. Good to good-fair condition. Stains. Minor tears to margins of several leaves. Some gatherings and leaves detached. Minor dampstains. Wear and blemishes to binding.
Georgiy (1900-1933) and Vladimir (1899-1982) Stenberg (Стенберг) were Soviet artists and designers who were pioneers of the Constructivist movement. Initially recognized for their sculptures, they later excelled in theatrical design, architecture, and graphic design. They are particularly well-known for their work in cinema poster design, in the style of the Russian Avant-garde.
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The Stenberg Brothers (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgii, 1900-1933)
Catalogue
![Выставка картинъ Наталіи Сергѣевны Гончаровой 1900-1913, exhibition catalogue. Moscow: [Ц. А. Мюнстер], Рихтеръ lithograph](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/57.jpg "\"Exhibition of Paintings by Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova 1900-1913)\",")
Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
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Выставка картинъ Наталіи Сергѣевны Гончаровой 1900-1913, exhibition catalogue. Moscow: [Ц. А. Мюнстер], Рихтеръ lithographic press, 1913. Russian. Second edition.
A catalogue of paintings exhibition by
Natalia Goncharova (Ната́лья Серге́евна Гончаро́ва; 1881-1962)
held in Moscow in 1913. The catalogue includes hundreds of entries, some of which indicating the name of the work's owner. At the end of the catalogue are three small-format reproductions.
12 pages + [3] plates. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Wear and tear to cover. Small tears and open tears to margins of cover and spine. Stamps and inscription on the back cover.
MoMA 25.
Natalia Goncharova (Ната́лья Серге́евна Гончаро́ва; 1881-1962), painter, illustrator, costume and set designer. Born in the Tula Province, and studied sculpture at the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Goncharova was a member of several influential artist groups, including the "Jack of Diamonds" and "Donkey's Tail" and the "Blue Rider" group, and together with her partner Mikhail Larionov developed "Rayonism". Her work combined Russian folk art, Cubism, and Futurism, and had a significant influence on the development of the Russian avant-garde movement.
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Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962)
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![Второй сборникъ Центрифуги [The Second Collection of Centrifuge]. Moscow: Центрифуги, 1916. Russian.
A collection of](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/58.jpg "\"Centrifuge 2\", Collection of Modernist Poems – Moscow, 1916 – Cover D")
![Второй сборникъ Центрифуги [The Second Collection of Centrifuge]. Moscow: Центрифуги, 1916. Russian.
A collection of](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/58_2.jpg "\"Centrifuge 2\", Collection of Modernist Poems – Moscow, 1916 – Cover D")
Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
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Второй сборникъ Центрифуги [The Second Collection of Centrifuge]. Moscow: Центрифуги, 1916. Russian.
A collection of modernist poems and texts by various artists of the "Centrifuge" group, including Sergei Bobrov, Konstantin Bolshakov, Velimir Khlebnikov, Boris Kushner, Boris Pasternak, and others. Cover designed by
Natalia Goncharova (Ната́лья Серге́евна Гончаро́ва; 1881-1962).
[6] pages, 5-112 columns. 29.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and minor tears, including open tears at corners of several leaves. Loose pages and gatherings. Tears to margins of front cover, including small open tear at margins, not affecting illustration. Dark stains to margin of cover. Front cover cut at margin and smaller than the booklet pages. Both parts of the cover detached from each other and from the body of the booklet; spine torn and mostly missing.
MoMA 121.
Natalia Goncharova (Ната́лья Серге́евна Гончаро́ва; 1881-1962), painter, illustrator, costume and set designer. Born in the Tula Province, and studied sculpture at the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Goncharova was a member of several influential artist groups, including the "Jack of Diamonds" and "Donkey's Tail" and the "Blue Rider" group, and together with her partner Mikhail Larionov developed "Rayonism". Her work combined Russian folk art, Cubism, and Futurism, and had a significant influence on the development of the Russian avant-garde movement.
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![Пикассо и окрестности [Picasso and His Surroundings], by Ivan Aksenov. Moscow: Центрифуга, 1917. Russian.
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
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Пикассо и окрестности [Picasso and His Surroundings], by Ivan Aksenov. Moscow: Центрифуга, 1917. Russian.
A booklet concerning Picasso and his artistic creation, accompanied by seven plates with reproductions of his work, and five additional reproductions pasted on blank pages (included in the page count).
The booklet was published by "Centrifuge", established by members of the Futurist art movement of the same name, whose members included Sergei Bobrov, Boris Pasternak, Nikolai Aseev, and others. The group existed approximately between 1913-1917; books published by "Centrifuge" continued to appear for a few years after the group's dissolution.
Cover designeed by
Aleksandra Ekster (Александра Алекса́ндровна Экстер; 1882-1949), painter, fashion designer, stage designer, and graphic artist. Born in Białystok, she studied at the Kyiv Art School and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Ekster was among the leaders of the Russian avant-garde movement and participated in many of its major exhibitions. Throughout her life, she lived alternately in Kyiv, St. Petersburg, Odessa, Paris, Rome, and Moscow. Among other roles, she worked as a designer at the Chamber Theater established in Moscow by director Alexander Tairov (Александр Яковлевич Таиров; 1885-1950). She taught and influenced many artists, including Boris Aronson, Issachar Ber Ryback, and Yitzhak Frenkel.
[1] leaf, 62, [9] pages + [7] plates. Approx. 27 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Tears to margins of several leaves. Minor blemishes to cover and spine. Minor tears and creases to cover.
MoMA 148.
Enclosed: Advertising leaflet for Centrifuge publications for the year 1917.
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Aleksandra Ekster (1882-1949)
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![Записки режиссера [Notes of a Director], by Alexander Tairov, director of the Moscow Chamber Theatre. Moscow: Камерного Те](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/60_1.jpg "\"Notes of a Director\", by Alexander Tairov – Moscow, 1921 – Cover and")
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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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Записки режиссера [Notes of a Director], by Alexander Tairov, director of the Moscow Chamber Theatre. Moscow: Камерного Театра, 1921. Russian.
Cover, initials and illustrations by
Aleksandra Ekster (Александра Алекса́ндровна Экстер; 1882-1949), painter, fashion designer, stage designer, and graphic artist. Born in Białystok, she studied at the Kyiv Art School and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Ekster was among the leaders of the Russian avant-garde movement and participated in many of its major exhibitions. Throughout her life, she lived alternately in Kyiv, St. Petersburg, Odessa, Paris, Rome, and Moscow. Among other roles, she worked as a designer at the Chamber Theater established in Moscow by director Alexander Tairov (Александр Яковлевич Таиров; 1885-1950). She taught and influenced many artists, including Boris Aronson, Issachar Ber Ryback, and Yitzhak Frenkel.
189 pages, [2] leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Minor stains. Numerous markings and inscriptions on most pages. Multiple tears to margins of most pages and cover, not affecting text, restored with adhesive tape and paper.
MoMA 337.
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Aleksandra Ekster (1882-1949)
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