Alexander Rodchenko (1871-1956)

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Alexander Rodchenko (1871-1956)

Vladimir Mayakovsky, Pro Eto (just that), Gosizdat, Moscow and Petrograd, 1923 (L. - B. 89)

typographical design printed in black and blue and photomontage reproductions, 1923, on buff and cream wove paper, title, text, eight photomontage reproductions and typographical cover, with the dedication '.......' on the title page, from the edition of 3000, the full sheets as published, the inner pages with some spots and minor stains, in wove paper cover with title design on front and typographical design on back, the cover with a small skilfully made-up area at the upper left corner, the edges slightly trimmed and touched-in in places, the spine skilfully made-up and the covers backed
overall S. 231 x 154mm.(album)

Lot Essay

Pro Eto was the first book, other than the earliest issues of Lef which Rodchenko illustrated with photomontages. They remain some of his most artistic and imaginative designs. Each carefully illustrates and expands an episode in the poem by Maiakovskii about his love affair and subsequent isolation from his mistress Lilya Brik

Examples in good condition are extremely difficult to find

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