Михаил Александрович Врубель. Жизнь и Творчество (Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel. Life and Work)
Moscow: І. Кнебель (I. Knebel), 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 187pp. [1]. Tan, green and red paper boards with decorative floral motifs. Dark green lettering on the front cover and spine. This comprehensive survey covering the life and work of Russian artist Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (1856-1910) is considered the first real monograph on the subject ever published. The author, Stepan Yaremich was himself a notable artist and art critic in the pre-Revolutionary and early Soviet eras. The volume was produced as the first part of the series of illustrated monographs on Russian artists, edited by painter and art historian Igor Grabar (1871-1960) and published by Joseph Knebel (1854-1926).
The work is profusely illustrated throughout with fine b/w photographic reproductions of Vrubel's work, as well as 5 plates of tipped in reproductions (4 in color) on brown heavy cardstock. There are two additional plates of b/w gravure reproductions. All images throughout captioned. The final two pages discuss the publication of the series, and there planned upcoming publications.
Text in Russian.
Binding with chipping to the head and tail of the spine, with some cracking and rubbing along the hinges. Interior rear cover with some markings in pen and an ink stamp. Minor smudges and/or stains to the front free endpaper and the title page. Binding and book block tight overall. Binding in good, interior in very good+ condition overall. Binding protected by modern mylar. g to vg+. Item #46392
* Series title: Русскіе художники : собрание иллюстрированныхъ монографий ; вып. 1 (Russian artists: collection of illustrated monographs; Issue 1)
* There are at least three variant bindings of this monograph.
Price: $475.00