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igor kotelnikov (1903-1998 ?)
Première neige, Nuit, Tashkent, Novembre 1928
Tirée par l’artiste au Kazakhstan
Cyanotype, annotations au dos en Russe «Première neige, Tashkent, Nov
1928», 100x70 mm
Vintage cyanotype, annotations verso «First snow, Tashkent, Nov 1928»
An unusual Kazakh snow study by a Russian Electric ingenior who
studied at the MET, Moscow Energetic Technicum.
nikolai suetin (1897–1954) attr.
Malevich, Derniers instants, Mai 1935
Tirée par une agence littéraire
Épreuve argentique de presse d’époque, 112x135 mm
Vintage silver press print. On his deathbed Malevich was exhibited
with the black square above him and mourners at his funeral rally were
permitted to wave a banner bearing a black square. «His followers were
distressed. Conscious of the great loss, they photographed him lying in state on
his bed or in his coffin surrounded by his works; his coffin was adorned with
the suprematist black circle and square» (Cf. Serge Fauchereau, Malevich).
yakob khalip (1908-1980)
Baltika, 1936
Tirée par l’artiste à Moscou, circa 1950
Épreuve argentique d’exposition, timbre humide, date et annotations
manuscrites au dos, 402x520 mm
Post war exhibition gelatin silver print, artist wetstamp, date, anno-
tations. The victory was celebrated in URSS with numerous photo
exhibitions.