Mikhail Larionov and the Russian Avant-Garde

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1993. Cloth, xxiv, 254 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "A revolutionary multi-media artist and flamboyant personality, Mikhail Larionov galvanized the art scene in the early twentieth century, striving for a truly Russian style of art to rival the avant-garde movement of Europe and setting the stage for Russian constructivism. With his life-long partner, Nataliya Goncharova, he led his generation in exploring mysticism and shamanism and sparked a counter-culture that flourished in the cabarets of Moscow. The development of his career, however, has long eluded the grasp of historians, partly because Larionov, ever conscious of his role in art history, backdated many of his paintings, set designs, and graphic works. In this richly illustrated book, which offers an in-depth treatment of the life and oeuvre of Larionov, Anthony Parton reconstructs an important episode in the story of the Russian avant-garde." - Publisher. CONTENTS: 1. Tiraspol to Myasnitskaya Ulitsa 1881-1908; 2. The Golden Fleece 1908-1910; 3. The Jack of Diamonds and Donkey's Tail 1910-1912; 4. The Futurists Take Command 1913-1914; 5. Russian Folk Art and the Sources of Neo-Primitivism; 6. Antiquity and the Buryat Shaman; 7. The Cubist and Futurist Roots of Rayism; 8. The Modern Prometheus: Ouspensky's Four-Dimensional Superman; 9. Towards an Avant-Garde Theatre 1914-1917; 10. Up and Coming in Paris and London 1917-1919; 11. Montparnasse Bienvenue 1919-1929; 12. Zhizn' Prokhodit, Lyubov' Net 1930-1964; Principal Exhibitions and Catalogues.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.