BAKST, Leon [Lev
Samoilovich Rosenberg] (1866-1924). and
CHEKHONIN, Sergei Vasilevich (1878-1936). |
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Mir iskusstva [World of Art] postcards. A group of 6 postcards
of various subjects by L. Bakst, issued
to benefit the St. Evgenya Red Cross Society and lithographed in
color and black and white by
Golike and Wilborg, St. Petersburg. Each 140 x 95 mm. Condition:
unused postcards with wear
and soiling. includes three costume designs for the ballet
"Carnival" [With:] 4 postcards of portraits
and a still life by S. V. Chekhonin, the majority issued to
benefit the St. Evgenya Red Cross
Society and lithographed in color by Golike and Wilborg, St.
Petersburg. Each 140 x 95 mm.
Condition: unused postcards with minor wear and soiling. They
Include a portrait of Maxim
Gorky. (10). |
ITEM #POA1
$1,000
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BENOIS, Alexandre [Aleksanr Nikolaevich Benua] (1870-1960). |
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Igrushki [Toys]. A collection of 10 postcards of Russian folk
toys, issued to benefit the St. Evgenya
Red Cross Society and lithographed in color by N. Kadushin, St.
Petersburg, 1905. Each
140 x 95 mm. Condition: unused postcards with minor wear and
soiling.
Among his many other interests, Benois was a passionate
collector of hand-made folk toys. He
began buying them in the 1890s and soon became one of the
leading experts in the field. Bakst
studied Benois toys when he was working on his costume designs
for the 1903 ballet Feya kukol [The
Doll Fairy]. Benois encouraged Georgii Narbut to collect them
too; and Benois’ collection inspired
Narbut’s two picture books called Igrushki (1910). The first
volume was appropriately dedicated to
Benois. (10). |
ITEM #POA2
$2,000
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| LANCERAY, Eugene [Evgeni
Evgenievich Lansere] (1875–1946), |
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Landscapes and architecture. A group of 9 postcards of
landscapes and architecture, most issued to benefit the St.
Evgenya Red Cross Society and lithographed in color by A. Ilin,
Golike and Wilborg and others. Each 90 x 140 mm. Condition: only
two were used; some wear and soiling.
Laceray was a prominent member of the Mir Iskusstva [World of
Art] group. He especially liked the roccoco and often painted
18th century
subjects. (9). |
ITEM #POA3
$900
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NESTEROV, Mikhail
Vasilyevich (1862-1942), Georgii Ivanovich NARBUT (1886-1920)
and
Boris Vasilevich ZVORYKIN [Boris Zworykine] (1872 -1935). |
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Assorted postcards. A group of 5 postcards of rural figure
studies by M. V. Nesterov, issued to benefit the St. Evgenya Red
Cross Society and lithographed in color or black and white by
Golike and Wilborg and other printers. Each 140 x 95 mm.
Condition: unused postcards with
minor wear and soiling.
[Together with 2 other postcard sets:] 4 postcards of various
subjects by G. I. Narbut, issued to benefit the St. Evgenya Red
Cross Society and lithographed in color by Golike and Wilborg
and other printers. Each 140 x 95 mm. Condition: three used and
one trimmed; wear and
soiling. 3 postcards of medieval Russian types by B. V. Zvorikin,
lithographed in color by Granberg, Sweden. Each 140 x 95 mm.
Condition: unused
postcards with minor wear and soiling. (12). |
ITEM #POA4
$1,200
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OSTRUMOVA-LEBEDEVA, Anna
Petrovna (1871-1955). |
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St. Petersburg, Pavlosk and other scenery. A group of 18
postcards, most issued to benefit the St. Evgenya Red
Cross Society and lithographed in color by either N.
Kudushina or Golike and Wilborg, St. Petersburg. Each
90 x 140 mm. Condition: all but two remain unused; some
wear and soiling. Included is one postcard of a child in a
garden.
A. P. Ostroumova-Lebedeva studied in Russia with
Ilya Repin and worked in the studio of James McNeill
Whistler in Paris. It was while learning watercolor
technique with Leon Bakst that she became a member of
the Mir Iskusstva [World of Art] group. She never worked
in oil due to an allergy, but she became a gifted printmaker
and is best remembered for her panoramic studies of
St. Petersburg. (18). |
ITEM #POA5
$1,200
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IVAN POUGNY ORIGINAL DRAWINGS |
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| IVAN BILIBIN
- ORIGINAL DRAWING |
MIKHAIL
LARIONOV - ORIGINAL DRAWING |
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Drawing for a postcard,
watercolor on paper, signed with
initials upper left, 3x4".
Exhibited: “Ivan Bilibine
Exposition”, Alexandrie,
December, 1924 (label on the
back). |
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Etude rayonniste pour un danseur en mouvement, draft
for a postcard, pencil and watercolor on card, 4x6
inches. Compare:
larger version of the same drawing at Sotheby's
London 18 July 1968 lot 124 (illustrated in the
catalog) Provenance: bears stamp “Atelier M. Larionov” on the back; Alexandra Tomilina - Larionov (Larionov's second wife) |
| $5000 |
OALA12
$5000 |
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