Description: 1917 RARE EARLY PICASSO MONOGRAPH BY IVAN AKSENOV W/ COVER DESIGN BY ALEXANDRA EKSTER Aksenov, I. Pikasso i Okrestnosti. S" Dvѣnadtsat'yu Metstsotintogravyurami s" Kartin" Mastera. [Picasso and Surroundings. With Twelve Mezzotintogravures from the Master's Paintings]. Moscow: Tzentrifuga, 1917. Quarto, wrappers, 62 pages + 12 mezzotint illustrations + adverts. One inch tear to margin of first plate not affecting image; one gathering detached. Overall very good. First edition. One of 1000 printed. Text by Ivan Aksenov, (1883-1935). Aksenov was associated with the Constructivists and worked in the theatre of Vsevolod Meyerhold. A critic, poet, and translator he was an outstanding representative of the genre crossing and internationalist spirit of Russian avant-garde art. In this book, among first theoretical monographs on Picasso, Aksenov outlines his aesthetic views while positing breakthrough ideas concerning Picasso in relation to El Greco, Braque and Matisse. The front cover was designed and illustrated by the significant Alexandra Ekster, (1882-1949), Russian-Ukranian-French avant-garde artist, designer, Constructivist, Cubo-Futurist and one of the influencers of the Art Deco style.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1917
Topic: Fine Arts: Monographs
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Subject: Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: Russian
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
