Lot 216
  • 216

Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko
  • i. Varvara Stepanova, 1924ii. Lily Brik, 1924
  • Silver prints
on the reverse; i. titled in Cyrillic Stepanova, dated and stamped with Rodchenko stamp, ii. titled in Latin and dated
two early silver prints, probably printed before 1940

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Howard Schickler Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

These prints are in overall good to very good condition. With very light, superficial scratches across the surface, and minor retouching marks throughout the prints, only visible in raking light. The left edges and corners are very lightly creased in the 'Lili Brik' print, and in the 'Varvara Stepanova' print there is a crease (approx. 5cm) in the lower left quadrant.
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