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Limited bibliophile edition of Tolstoy's 1900 play "The Living Corpse," with six large signed etchings by Vasilii N. Masiutin (1884-1955, also Masjutin). Masiutin's work blended symbolism, the grotesque, and even surrealism, and he was occasionally referred to as the Russian Goya in his earlier phase. He was active in a range of media, including lithograph and woodcut, as well as producing original drawings and paintings. After 1921, he emigrated and settled in Berlin, where he collaborated with numerous Russian emigre publishers, such as "Neva" and "Gelikon," as well as illustrating many German translations of Russian classics. This is copy 197 of 200 copies published, with Masiutin's signature beneath the colophon. No additional editions were issued and the illustrations were evidently never reprinted. From the private collection of noted German scholar and icon collector Martin E. Winkler (1893-1982). Outside Germany, KVK and OCLC only locate a single copy, at Occidental College Library (Los…
Read More Two original costume studies in pencil and watercolors, signed by Masiutin, Vasilii N. (Masjutin, Masyutin, 1884-1955) - 1930
by Masiutin, Vasilii N. (Masjutin, Masyutin, 1884-1955)
Two original costume studies in pencil and watercolors, signed
by Masiutin, Vasilii N. (Masjutin, Masyutin, 1884-1955)
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1930. [Berlin]: ca. 1930. Two fine original watercolor and pencil drawings, on card stock, measuring 13 × 8.5 cm, tipped to black colored paper. Both drawings with Masiutin's estate stamp, one additionally signed in pencil and dated "193?" (illegible). Very good. Two original watercolor drawings by the Russian artist Vasilii Masiutin, most likely produced during the 1930s, when Masiutin occasionally designed costumes and sets for theatre performances in his Berlin exile. Masiutin (1884-1955, also Masjutin), whose early work blended symbolism, the grotesque, and even surrealism, was occasionally referred to as the Russian Goya. He was active in a range of media, including lithograph and woodcut, as well as producing original drawings and paintings. After 1921, he emigrated and settled in Berlin, where he collaborated with numerous Russian emigre publishers, such as "Neva" and "Gelikon," as well as illustrating many German translations of Russian classics. While largely unknown in Russia until recently, he is now being rediscovered an increasingly the subject of exhibitions and publications.
- Bookseller Bernett Rare Books Inc (US)
- Book Condition Used
- Quantity Available 1
- Date Published 1930
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