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
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $4,750
Including buyer's premium
A collection of children's books by Samuil Marshak, with illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev:
1. Охота [The Hunt]. Leningrad: Радуга, 1925.
2-3. Цирк [Circus]. Leningrad: Радуга, 1925. Two copies.
4-5. Как Рубанок Сделал Рубанок, Сказка [How a Plane Became a Plane, A Tale]. Leningrad: Радуга, 1927 / Как Рубанок Сделал Рубанок, Сказка. Moscow-Leningrad: Молодая гвардия, 1931 (small format).
6. Мороженое [Ice Cream]. Leningrad: Радуга, 1927.
7. Верхом [On Horseback]. Lithographs by Vladimir Lebedev. [Leningrad]: Государственное издательство, [ca. 1928].
8. Вчера и Сегодня [Yesterday and Today]. Leningrad: Огиз-Детгиз, [1935].
9. Мистер Твистер [Mister Twister]. Leningrad: Огиз, [1935].
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Vladimir Vasilyevich Lebedev (Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ле́бедев, 1891-1967) was a prominent figure in the Russian avant-garde. A painter, political cartoonist, and poster artist, Lebedev's style drew inspiration from various artistic movements and styles, including Russian folk art, Cubism, and Futurism. He is particularly renowned for his pioneering work in children's book illustration, creating a distinctive style and raising the bar for that art form in the Soviet Union.
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![Three children's stories with illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev:
• Слоненок [The Elephant's Child], by Rudyar](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/80_1.jpg "Three Children's Books and Booklets – Moscow and Leningrad – 1929-1937")
![Three children's stories with illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev:
• Слоненок [The Elephant's Child], by Rudyar](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/80_3.jpg "Three Children's Books and Booklets – Moscow and Leningrad – 1929-1937")
Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Three children's stories with illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev:
• Слоненок [The Elephant's Child], by Rudyard Kipling, translated by Korney Chukovsky and Samuil Marshak. Leningrad: Государственное издательство, 1929.
Russian translation of the well-known children's story "The Elephant's Child" by Rudyard Kipling (1856-1936), from the collection "Just So Stories". Accompanied by illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev.
[16] pages. Approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Blemishes and minor wear to cover.
• Отчего кошку назвали кошкой? [Why Was the Cat Called a Cat?], by Samuil Marshak. Moscow: Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1939. Color cover and illustrations by Vladimir Lebedev.
13, [3] pages. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. Tear to margin of cover, repaired.
• Сверчок, Весёлые картинки для маленьких ребят [Cricket, Funny Pictures for Little Children], a humorous magazine for children, edited by Nikolai Oleynikov (Никола́й Оле́йников). Issue number 4. Moscow: Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1937 [on the last page appears the year 1939].
Cover designed by Vladimir Lebedev and color illustrations by various artists, including Nikolai Radlov (Ра́длов), Bronislav Malakhovsky (Малахо́вский), and others.
14, [2] pages. Pages 15-18 missing. Approx. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and creases.
Vladimir Lebedev (Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ле́бедев; 1891-1967) was one of the prominent artists of the Russian avant-garde movement. Lebedev worked in painting, illustration, poster design, and more, drawing inspiration from various artistic movements and styles, including Russian folk art, Cubism, and Futurism. Lebedev is particularly remembered for his pioneering work in children's book illustration, and his unique style transformed the art of children's book illustration into an important and central form of artistic expression in the Soviet Union.
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Vladimir Lebedev (1891-1967)
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