Khudojestvienoe izdatelstvo "Michen"

Paris, Art Editions "The Target", 1920. Goncharova Natalia (1881-1962) and Mikhail Larionov [Russian Cubist Painter, (1881-1964). Khudojestvienoe izdatelstvo "Michen". [Art Editions "The Target"]. 13, rue Bonaparte. Paris. 1920. 8vo (24 x19,5 cm), (27) ff. : flexible printed card covers. 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 down in Paris shortly before the present edition, became French citizens in 1938 and got married in 1955. Larionov exhibited his Rayonnist works at The Target exhibition in 1913 in Moscou. . 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 Blok (1880-1921), the twelve red guards representing the new world. Printed by "Union", The most outstanding work of the poet ALEXANDRE BLOK (1880-1921), the 12 red guards are comparative with the Les Scythes are also a poem announcing the revolution. Also the production of the plates reflect on the loss of his brother, a soldier in the red army. The illustrations of Larionov showed his freedom in changing from one style to another within the same book as he liked to do in 1912-1913. The style of Goncharova is more conventional and more assured than her previous illustrations. Originally published by the éditions of d'art La Civile 1923 at the Union Printing House. Moscow. Goncharova, Larionov. Centre Pompidou. Paris. 1995. The most outstanding work of the poet ALEXANDRE BLOK.