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Chorny, Sasha - Boris Grigoriev
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- The publisher's fair copy of Chorny's Children's Island [Detsky ostrov], with Grigoriev's original drawings for the illustrations. N.p. [Berlin?], ca. 1920-22
- paper, ink, cloth
172 pages (size varies, sheets approximately 11 x 8 1/2 in.; 279 x 216 mm), comprising autograph fair copy of Chrony's poems in black and blue ink, 117 pages with a few manuscript corrections, and 22 full-page and 14 other (half-page and smaller) original drawings (ink) by Grigoriev; minor wear and fraying at the right edges of a few leaves. Bound up in half cloth, patterned boards, with the lithographed cover illustration of the first edition affixed to the front cover; worn at edges, lithograph with some dampstaining and browning.
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
With 36 original ink drawings by Boris Grigoriev.
Grigoriev was a brilliant social cartoonist who also exhibited with Mir Iskusstva [The World of Art]. Some of his most delightful pictures appear in the famous children's book Detskii ostrov. "Line encloses all the weight of form within its angles and dispenses with all the immaterial," he explained. "Line is the creator's swiftest and most immediate method of expression."