$780
1909 THIS LOT IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE gemograph engraving on paper 52 x 40 cm. (20.5 x 15 3/4 in.) signed in Cyrillic and dated 'Lev Tolstoy 1909, March 21' lower right engraved 'Fotograph by V.G. Chertkov' lower right and 'Gemograph of Society R. Golike and A. Vilborg Saint Petersburg' LOT NOTES: Vladimir Chertkov was a close friend of Tolstoy and the leader of "Tolstovstvo", a religious-ethical Russian movement influenced by philosophical teachings of Leo Tolstoy at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century. He was also an editor and publisher of Tolstoy`s writings. The Society (Comradery) of R. Golike and A. Vil`borg, founded in 1903, was one of the most notable Publishing Houses in Russia at that time. Most famous for art reproductions, art magazines and albums, it was responsible for printing of such magazines as "Apollon", "Satirikon" and "World of Art."
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2013-11-16
