Iosif Vasil'evich Gerasimovich (1893-1982)
Iosif Vasil'evich Gerasimovich (1893-1982)

Original design for the publicity poster for Grigorii Aleksandrov's film 'Circus' (Tsirk), 1936

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Iosif Vasil'evich Gerasimovich (1893-1982)
Original design for the publicity poster for Grigorii Aleksandrov's film 'Circus' (Tsirk), 1936
signed in Cyrillic 'I. Gerasimovich' (lower left)
gouache on paper
22 x 30¼ in. (55.9 x 76.8 in.)

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Gerasimovich contributed to the First Exhibition of Cinema Posters held in Moscow in 1925 and to the Second Exhibition of Cinema Posters held at the Chamber Theatre, Moscow, in 1926. A graphic designer, Gerasimovich designed posters, rather in the style of the Stenberg Brothers, for the films Prince Charming in 1929, Glory of the World in 1932, and the iconic Circus, 1936.

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