Two Books with Woodcuts by Zinovii Gorbovets – Vitebsk, 1927 / Moscow, 1933

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• З. Н. Горбовец: Гравюры на дереве [Z. I. Gorbovets: Woodcuts], with a foreword by Vsevolod Voinov (Всеволод Воинов), text by I. P. Furman (И.П. Фурман). Vitebsk: 1927.
A volume of woodcuts by Zinovii Gorbovetz, including several portraits, landscapes of Vitebsk, a bookplate, and more, in Gorbovets' special style. A preface by the painter Vasvolod Winov and a short essay by the archaeologist I. P. Foreman were added to the volume.
The volume was released in a limited edition of only 75 copies. On the front endpaper is a signed dedication by the author of the accompanying text, Furman, dated September 12, 1927, Vitebsk.
15, [2], [1] pages + [10] plates. 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor tears, including open tears, to margins of cover and spine.
MoMA 693.


• Жизнь [Life], poems by Vladimir Lugovskoy (Луговской). Moscow: Советская Литература, 1933. With woodcuts by Zinovii Gorbovets
86, [2] pages. 14.5 cm. Good condition. Blemishes, stains and wear to cover.


Zinovii Gorbovets (Зиновий Исаакович Горбовец, 1897-1979), artist and designer known for his woodcuts; a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. In the 1920s he lived and worked in Vitebsk; between 1924-1925 he taught at the art school in Vitebsk founded by Marc Chagall and Kazimir Malevich.

Art: Monographs and Albums (Reproductions, Drawings and Prints)
Art: Monographs and Albums (Reproductions, Drawings and Prints)