Argonauts Argonavtu #1 1923

Illustrated digest of on topics of fine arts and museum life. Edited by E.F. Gollerbach (painting and applied art), Russian art and literary critic, bibliographer and bibliophile; D. Mitrokhin (graphics), N. Lanceray (sculpture), Russian architect-artist, professor at the Academy of Arts. Member of the society "World of Art". Consists of several sections: "Architecture", "Museums", "Applied Art", "Exhibitions", "According to the workshops of artists", "Art School", "Bibliography", "Chronicle", "Drawings". This issue has articles by V. Adaryukov, E. Gollerbakh, D. Mitrokhin and M. Roslavlev. Cover, frontispiece and illustrations by Sergei Chekhonin, Russian graphic artist and portrait miniaturist, artist of applied and monumental-decorative art. He was a member of the artistic association "World of Art" and a student of I. Ye. Repin. The author of Soviet symbols (including the coat of arms of the RSFSR, the stamp of the Council of People's Commissars), he also worked on designs for the Soviet propaganda porcelain. As well as A. Ostroumova-Lebedevaby notable Russian and Soviet artist, engraver, watercolorist, landscape master. She was also one of the pioneers of the woodcut technique in Russia. And D. Mitrokhin, Russian and Soviet graphic artist, illustrator, master of easel engraving, etching and lithography; the author of many book illustrations, - a huge cycle of miniatures in the genre of chamber still life; art critic. Published by "Petrograd" publishing house, 2 000 copies. Poor condition, cover and some pages are partially detached, staining, dusting, creases. Tears and loss of material on the spine and margins. some pages have bent corners. Frayed pages. 92 pages.