Russian Circus Game

August 19, 2006



Circus Game, detail, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

“Museum of Posters begs to inform you that this site represents to be the biggest collection of Russian posters in Internet.”
Over 1900 images of Russian and Soviet Poster Art. Plakaty.ru site in Russian or English.

Yuri Annenkov

August 5, 2006

For biographical information about Yuri Annenkov, see the wikipedia article Yuri Annenkov, or visit the russianavantgarde.com pages about Yuri Pavlovich Annenkov.



Portrait of The Artist & His Wife, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Yuri Pavlovich Annekov and his wife, Z. P. Helen Annenkova.



Artist Self Portrait, 1919-20, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Self portrait of artist Yuri Annenkov, from a Russian periodical.

Portrait, 2 Men Smoking

July 30, 2006

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Portrait, 2 Men Smoking, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Portrait by Yuri Annenkov circa 1920, sitter G. Wallse, Yallse ?



Portrait, Man with black tie, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Translated as A. L. Volenkov, or Volenkof perhaps.

portrait by Yuri Annenkov, as seen in a Soviet arts periodical.



Portrait, Man with fly, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

REMIZOV, ALEKSEY MIKHAILOVICH 1877-1957, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and painter. Early novles include: The Clock (1908, tr. 1924) and The Pond (1908).

According to The Columbia Encyclopedia, (Sixth Edition 2005
Copyright 2005 Columbia University Press)
Remizov “described the squalor and brutality of middle-class life in Russian provincial cities. Remizov also wrote many religious legends and grotesque fairy tales. He left Russia in 1921 and settled in Paris, where he continued an active career as both a writer and painter.”

Portrait by Yuri Annenkov

Nikolai Evreinov

July 24, 2006



Nikolai Evreinov, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Nikolai Evreinov, Russian Playwright and Producer, 1879 – 1953.
Portrait by Yuri Annenkov.



Portrait, Woman, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Portrait by Yuri Annenkov. Subject unidentified, may be V. E. Motelava ?



Portrait by Yuri Annenkov, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Portrait by Russian artist Yuri Annenkov circa 1920 of O. B. or O. V. Galperin ? Correct translation and identification pending…



Portrait of Anna Akhmatova, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Anna Akhmatova, pseud. of Russian poet , Anna Andreyevna Gorenko,1888-1966. Artist, Yuri Annenkov.

Rhubarb

July 17, 2006



Rhubarb, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.



Cellophane Glamour Shot, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Name of photographer(s) unknown.

Corn!

July 16, 2006



Corn!, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

From a Soviet Cookbook. Printed in the USSR, 1952. Title loosely translated, is ‘Book Of Tasty And Healthy Food’.

3 Tasty Plates

July 15, 2006



3 Tasty Plates, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Photographs from a Soviet Cookbook. Printed in the USSR, 1952.

A Versatile Dressing

July 15, 2006



Like Mayonaise, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

From a Soviet Cookbook. Printed in the USSR, 1952.

From the Sea

July 15, 2006



From the Sea, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

One of many photographic illustrations from a Soviet Cookbook. Printed in the USSR, 1952.

Viking Pencil, 1926

July 11, 2006



Viking Pencil, Back Cover 1926, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Russian magazine advertisements, back cover, 1926.

Rooster, 1926

July 11, 2006



Rooster, Back Cover 1926, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.



Back Cover 1926, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Back Cover 1926

1927 Detail

July 11, 2006



1927 Detail

Originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

1927, Advertisements

July 11, 2006



1927, back cover, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Russian magazine, date 1927. Advertisements on back cover.



1927, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

Russian magazine cover, dated 1927. Loosely translated as “The Bells”.

The Pencil

July 4, 2006



The Pencil, originally uploaded by Mirabilia.

The Stenberg Brothers, The Pencil.
Original is offset lithograph. 41 9/16 x 27 5/16″. Batsu Art Gallery, The Ruki Matsumoto Collection, Tokyo.

MOMA sold a reproduction of this poster as well as one for the “The Trial of the 3 Millions”.

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