Winter Antique Art & Arms Sale, December 19th
Lot 5:
Rare 1923 Russian Magazine " Zhar Ptistsa" / Jar-Ptitza #10". Zhar Ptitsa was extremely influential in its day, containing contributions from such luminaries such as Somov, Benois, Grigoriev, Bakst, Goncharova, Bilibin, Shukhaev, and all the the members of the Mir Iskusstva, or "World of Art Group". As Fekula noted, Zhar Ptitsa is ‘perhaps the most famous of post-revolutionary art journals, whose contributors threw new light on the development of Russian art at the beginning of the twentieth century.’ Likewise, Vengerov stated about the journal, ‘Even separate issues of the magazine, let alone complete sets of its issues, are a great bibliographic rarity. Magazine is 12 1/2" x 9 3/4".Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For additional information, including condition reports, please contact us at [email protected]
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