Alexander Rodchenko - Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II New York Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | Phillips
  • Titles in plate order:

     

    1. Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, 1924

    2. The Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924

    3. Fire Escape, 1925

    4. Balconies, 1925

    5. House of Mosselprom, 1925

    6. Columns of the Museum of Revolution, 1926

    7. Samozveri (Auto-Animals), 1926

    8. Boats on the Moscow River, 1926

    9. Pine Trees, Pushkino, 1927

    10. Briansk Railway Station, 1927

    11. Cigarette Girl, Pushkinskaya Square, 1927

    12. Courier Girl, 1928

    13. Glass and Light, 1928

    14. Courtyard, 1928

    15. Gathering for a Demonstration, 1928

    16. Street, 1929

    17. Guard, Shukov Tower, 1929

    18. Gears, 1929

    19. Stairs, 1929

    20. Pioneer with a Trumpet, 1930

    21. Turn of the Street Car Line, 1932

    22. Orchestra, White Sea Canal, 1933

    23. Ships in the Lock, 1933

    24. Girl with Leica, 1934

    25. Diver, 1934

    26. Athletes, 1934

    27. Horse Race, 1935 

    28. ‘Dynamo’ Sports Club,’ 1935

    29. Gymnastics, 1936

    30. Male Pyramid, 1936

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    • Provenance

      Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, 2004

    • Exhibited

      New Vision: European Photographs 1923-1955, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, 20 October 2021 – 30 April 2022 (select images)

    • Literature

      Hayward Gallery, Alexander Rodchenko: Revolution in Photography, 18 various plates
      Lavrentiev, Alexander Rodchenko: Photography 1924-1954, cover and 20 various plates
      Rodchenko, Alexander Rodchenko: Photography is an Art, various plates
      Shirmer Art Books, Aleksandr Rodchenko: The New Moscow, pl. 80
      Each citation for various prints

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Museum Series Portfolio Number 1: Classic Images

1924-1936
Moscow and New York: Rodchenko/Stepanova Archives and Howard Schickler Fine Art, 1994. Thirty gelatin silver prints, printed later by Alexander Lavrentiev and Yuri Plaksin, one hand-colored.
Varying sizes from 5 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (14.9 x 21.9 cm) to 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (19.1 x 24.4 cm) or the reverse.
Each numbered '25' and sequentially numbered in an unidentified hand in ink on a portfolio label affixed to the reverse of the mount. Number 25 from an edition of 35. Accompanied by the printed title and plate list; and separately-bound introduction and commentaries by Alexander Lavrentiev and essay by John E. Bowlt.

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Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II

New York Auction 9 October 2024