Sold for:
$1,430
$1,430
anti-religious poster designed by Viktor Deni with a pamphlet by Demyan Bednyi, 1919; published by Moscow, No. 45; 53 x 35 cm (21 x 13 1/4 in.) The spider symbolizes a priest who sucks the blood from his parishioner flies. After this poster was published, this blood-sucking spider became a popular visual idiom in attacking the enemies of the Revolution. Viktor Deni (Viktor Nikolaevich Denisov, 1893-1946) was one of the major artists of the Soviet graphic art. His collaboration with Demian Bednyi (Yefim Aleksandrovich Pridvorov, 1883-1945) led to many successful pro-Bolshevik poster publications.
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2015-02-28
