The TWELVE AND THE SCYTHIANS. Dvenadtsat

Paris, Mishan Publishing Co. Editions d'art "La Cible., 1920. Khudojestvienoe izdatelstvo "Michen". [Art Editions "The Target"]. 13, rue Bonaparte. Paris. 1920. 8vo (24 x19,5 cm), (27) ff. : flexible printed card covers. This book contains the two most famous poems of Alexander Block, One of Russia's most famous poets. Two plates by Gontcharova, six plates and a small illustration by Larionov, refined typography. Natalia Gontcharova (1881-1962) was one of the most famous artists of the Russian Avant-garde. Trained in Moscow where she met Larionov (1881-1964), he was to become her life companion. She contributed to a great number of important exhibitions and both Gontcharova and Larionov played a crucial role in the development of Russian art. They settled in Paris shortly before the present edition, became French citizens in 1938 and were married in 1955. Larionov exhibited his Rayonnist works at The Target exhibition in 1913 in Moscow. . The illustrations by Larionov showed his freedom in changing from one style to another within the same book as he liked to do in 1912-1913. Name chosen by the bookseller Jacques Povolozky for his publishing house. The most striking work of the symbolist poet Alexandre Block (1880-1921), the twelve red guards representing the new world. Printed by "Union", The most outstanding work of the poet ALEXANDRE BLOCK (1880-1921), were The TWELVE Red Guards and THE SCYTHIANS Both are poems announcing the revolution. Goncharova, Larionov. Centre Pompidou. Paris. 1995.