Four illustrations for Aleksei Kruchenykh 's (1886-1968) 1913 'Two poems: The Hermits; The Hermitess'

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Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962)
Four illustrations for Aleksei Kruchenykh 's (1886-1968) 1913 'Two poems: The Hermits; The Hermitess'
one signed in Cyrillic in the plate 'Goncharova' (lower left); one signed with Cyrillic initials in the plate 'NG' (lower left);
all with inscriptions in Russian (on the reverse)
lithographs
7¼ x 5 5/8 in. (18.4 x 14.5 cm.)
(4)

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Lot Essay

The present works were executed by Goncharova in 1913 for 'Two Poems: The Hermits; The Hermitess', one of her collaborations with the poet Aleksei Kruchenykh (1886-1968). Kruchenykh is best known for his Russian Futurist Collaborations with Avant-Garde artists including Goncharova, Larionov, Malevich and his wife Rozanova, books created between 1912-1916 that are distinguished by their lack of punctuation and deliberate errors. 'Two Poems: The Hermits; The Hermitess' are characteristically free-flowing while Goncharova’s accompanying illustrations are executed in her distinctive and entirely appropriate primitive style.

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