ARCHIVES of Dimitri RIABOUCHINSKY - Lot 191

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ARCHIVES of Dimitri RIABOUCHINSKY - Lot 191
ARCHIVES of Dimitri RIABOUCHINSKY ARCHIVES of Maria RIABOUCHINSKY (1910–1939) The archives of personal documents belonging to the artist Maria Riabouchinsky. Includes: • A sketchbook with pencil sketches, 16 drawings (double-sided), pencil on paper, 32 x 24.5 cm. This sketchbook contains sketches of nudes and body parts. We have included: a drawing on a separate sheet from a notebook. Pencil on paper. 22 x 18 cm. • 1935 calendar, drawn by Maria Riabouchinsky. Watercolor on paper. 11.5 x 16.5 cm (each sheet). 12 sheets depicting the months of the year, hand-annotated in French. We are including: two boxes containing the negatives of the illustrations created by Mr. Riabouchinsky. Glass plates, 22 pieces (9 × 12 cm) and 2 pieces (6.5 × 9 cm). • Personal journal containing notes dating from 1924 to 1927. Written during her stay in Biarritz (according to the note on the cover), in French, Russian, and English. 68½ pages, 22 × 17.5 cm. Some notes read like a personal diary and are dated 1923 (probably copied from another notebook); the author also transcribes several poems in Russian from other sources. • Collection of personal documents belonging to Maria Riabouchinsky: industrial worker’s ID card, issued to Mr. Riabouchinsky on June 15, 1934. 13 × 79 cm (open); an ID photograph, hand-annotated by M. Riabouchinsky. 66 × 50 mm; student ID card from the École nationale des arts décoratifs in the name of Maria Riabouchinsky, 1926, 7.5 × 10.5 cm, as is; an obituary announcing the death and funeral of Mr. Riabouchinsky in New York, issued on behalf of his family, in English, 16.5 × 13.5 cm; booklet from the posthumous exhibition of the artist’s works in 1949. Foreword to the booklet written by Alexandre Benois, in French, 22 × 15 cm, as is; catalog of Maria Riabouchinsky’s works, in French, 2 pp., 27 × 21 cm, stapled; commemorative plaque, metal and enamel, 10 × 15 cm. ARCHIVE OF DMITRY RYABUSHINSKY ARCHIVE OF MARIA RYABUSHINSKAYA (1910–1939) The archive of personal documents belonging to the artist Maria Ryabushinskaya includes: • An album of pencil sketches, 16 drawings (on both sides of the sheet), paper, pencil, 32 x 24.5 cm. The sketchbook contains sketches of nudes and body parts. Included: one drawing on a separate sheet from a sketchbook. Paper, pencil. 22 × 18 cm. • A calendar for 1935, drawn on index cards by Maria Ryabushinskaya. Paper, watercolor. 11.5 × 16.5 cm (each card). 12 cards representing the months of the year, hand-annotated in French. Included: two boxes containing illustration plates featuring works by M. Ryabushinskaya. Glass plates, 22 pieces (9 × 12 cm) and 2 pieces (6.5 × 9 cm). • A personal notebook with entries from 1924–1927. Filled out during her stay in Biarritz (as indicated on the cover), in French, Russian, and English. A total of 68½ pages, 22 × 17.5 cm. Some of the entries are diary-like and dated 1923 (likely transcribed from another notebook); the author also transcribes a number of poems in Russian from other sources. • A collection of Maria Ryabushinskaya’s personal documents: a French identity card for a blue-collar worker, issued to M. Ryabushinskaya on June 15, 1934. 13 × 79 cm (when unfolded); a passport photo, annotated in M. Ryabushinskaya’s handwriting. 66 × 50 mm; student ID card from the School of Fine Arts in Paris in the name of Maria Ryabushinskaya, 1926, 7.5 × 10.5 cm, in original condition; postcard announcing the death and funeral of M. Ryabushinskaya in New York on behalf of her relatives, in English, 16.5 × 13.5 cm; booklet from the artist’s posthumous exhibition in 1949. Foreword to the booklet
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