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Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) Poet Vladamir Maya

Gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1960. 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (23.5 x 16.8 cm.) Moscow: Sovetsky Khudozhnik, 1972. 49 plates. 4to. Decorative paper boards, without dust jacket as issued. first edition. signed and inscribed by the rodchenko family, 1974 opposite title page. 8 x 10 1/2 in. (20.3 x 26.7 cm.) Provenance: acquired directly from the Rodchenko family, Moscow, 1974 by Douglas Davis Literature: Lavrentiev, Alexander Rodchenko: Photography 1924-1954, pl. 72

***On assignment to reserach the art and artists of the Soviet avant-garde movement, Newsweek art critic Douglas Davis visited Rodchenko's studio in Moscow on 24 November 1974 where he was gifted this print and book by the Rodchenko family..

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