BILIBINE, Ivan (1876–1942) - Lot 46

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BILIBINE, Ivan (1876–1942) - Lot 46
BILIBINE, Ivan (1876–1942) The artist’s sketchbook, 1934–1940. Contains 38 pencil sketches on various themes; most of the drawings are signed and dated. The drawings show varying degrees of completion. 13 x 17 cm, cardboard cover bearing the handwritten letters “I.B.” (detached). The pages of the sketchbook are detachable; the block is unbound. The sketchbook contains a variety of sketches: memories of trips to the south of France, to La Favière (1935), figure studies, landscapes of France (1934–1935) and Russia (1940), caricatures, decorative fragments, and ornaments. Many of the ideas and graphic elements found in these sketches reappear in the artist’s finished works from this period. IVAN BILIBIN (1876–1942) A sketchbook with drawings by the artist, 1934–1940. Includes 38 pencil sketches on various themes; most of the drawings are signed and dated. The drawings vary in their degree of completion. 13 × 17 cm, cardboard cover with the handwritten letters “I.B.” (detached). The sheets in the sketchbook are detachable; the block is loose. The sketchbook contains various sketches: trips to La Favière in the south of France (1935), character sketches, landscapes of France (1934–1935) and Russia (1940), caricatures of friends, decorative fragments, and ornaments. Many of the ideas and graphic elements captured in these sketches can be found in the artist’s completed works from this period.
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