Oct 12, 2006 - Sale 2088

Sale 2088 - Lot 49

Price Realized: $ 459
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(AVANT-GARDE, RUSSIAN.) Rodchenko, Aleksandr. L'Art Decoratif et Industriel de l'U.R.S.S. Moscou-Paris. Profusion of photographic plates and illustrations, some tipped-in. 4to, red, black, and grey typographic cover design by Rodchenko, spine defective, contents separated, needs rebinding, unobtrusive dampstaining on front cover, heavier on rear; preliminaries dampstained and continued sporadically throughout text, some marginal tears toward end. sold as is. Moscow & Paris, 1925

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Landmark exhibition for the Soviet Union and the western world. The catalogue, for which Rodchenko won a silver medal for book design, brought international attention to Soviet art and design in the areas of porcelain, textiles, graphics, theater, and architecture among other forms.