In Russian literature.
In Russian literature, too, we find very characteristic and vivid examples of such creativity. There are the sophisticated baroque work of Simeon of Polotsk and the political caricatures of Archpriest Avvakum (seventeenth century); the monumental mosaic compositions of Lomonosov (eighteenth century); the romantic landscapes of Zhukovsky and Baratynsky; the elegiac landscapes of Batyushkov; Gogol’s architectural…
Mayakovsky’s last drawing: man following the setting sun. 1930.
Mayakovsky’s last drawing: man following the setting sun. 1930. Ink on paper. 16.7X21. The Mayakovsky Museum.
Mexican landscape with cacti. 1925.
Mexican landscape with cacti. 1925. “Krasitaya niva” magazine. Moscow.
Mexican landscape with a palm tree. 1925.
Mexican landscape with a palm tree. 1925. “Krasnaya niva” magazine. Moscow.
Cover of the anthology “Harsh Words”. 1918
Cover of the anthology “Harsh Words”. 1918.
Portrait of L. Brik. 1916.
Portrait of L. Brik. 1916. Charcoal and chalk on paper. 46×31. Deposited in a private collection
Caricature of himself in a tophat. 1915.
Caricature of himself in a tophat. 1915. Pencil onpaper. 17X11.1. Deposited in a private collection.
Caricature of I. Repin and K. Chukovsky. 1915.
Caricature of I. Repin and K. Chukovsky. 1915. India ink and black chalk on cardboard. The Mayakovsky Museum
Portrait ot V. Khlebnikov. 1916.
Portrait ot V. Khlebnikov. 1916. India ink and pencil on paper. 23×15. Deposited in a privalc collection
Caricature of G. Yakulov. 1918.
Caricature of G. Yakulov. 1918 (‘.’). Pencil on paper. 17X 10.7. Deposited in a private collection.
Self-portrait. 1918.
Self-portrait. 1918. Oil on cardboard. 51.5X32. Deposited in a private collection
V. Mayakovsky (1893-1930)
V. Mayakovsky (1893-1930). A giraffe. 1913. Pastel and pencil on paper. 42.5×26. The Mayakovsky Museum.
Calligram.
Calligram. Ink and coloured pencil on paper. From the manuscript book “The Offensive”. Baku
A. Kruchyonykh (1886-1968)
A. Kruchyonykh (1886-1968). Tiflis. Collage from the almanac “1918”. Titlis. 1917
I. Zdanevich (1894-1975)
I. Zdanevich (1894-1975) Rayonist poem from the book “The Donkey’s Tail and The Target” Moscow, 1913.
Landscape with birds. The early 1950s.
Landscape with birds. The early 1950s. Coloured pencil on paper. 28.2×40.2. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Landscape. The early 1950s.
Landscape. The early 1950s. Coloured pencil on paper. 19.6×28.5 Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Self-portrait. The 1940s (?). Pencil on paper.
Self-portrait. The 1940s (?). Pencil on paper. 27×19.5. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Illustration to the novel “Stepan Razin”.
Illustration to the novel “Stepan Razin”. Moscow. 1916
The ferroconcrete poem “Constantinople”, 1914
The ferroconcrete poem “Constantinople”, 1914. Printed on sateen
The ferroconcrete poem “Kartinia: Y. Shchukins Palace”.
The ferroconcrete poem “Kartinia: Y. Shchukins Palace”. Drawing in the book of verse “Tango with Cows.” Moscow, 1914
Landscape. The late 1900s or early 1910s.
Landscape. The late 1900s or early 1910s. Watercolour and bronze on coloured paper. 15.5X 13.3, Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
V. Kamensky (1884-1961)
V. Kamensky (1884-1961). Self-portrait. The late 1900s or early 1910s. Pastel on paper. 14.5×13.4. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
“A world page”. Illustration to the super-story “Zangezi”. 1922.
“A world page”. Illustration to the super-story “Zangezi”. 1922. Ink on paper. 43.4X28. Deposited in a private collection
S. Gorodetsky and A. Kruchyonykh. 1920
S. Gorodetsky and A. Kruchyonykh. 1920. Watcrcolour on paper. 21.9×25.7. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Portrait of V.Mayakovsky. 1920.
Portrait of V.Mayakovsky. 1920. Ink on paper. Drawing in a notebook. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Self-portrait. 1909.
Self-portrait. 1909. Ink on paper. Deposited in a private collection. A. Kruchyonykh. Fifteen Years of Russian I’uturism. Moscow.
Portrait of V. Khlcbnikova. 1910-1912.
Portrait of V. Khlcbnikova. 1910-1912. Pencil on paper. 8.2×8.3. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Mava. Drawing in the draft of the poem “You who are used to see life . . .” 1922.
Mava. Drawing in the draft of the poem “You who are used to see life . . .” 1922. Pencil on paper. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
“Drawing of the protoworld” in the draft of a poem. 1908. Ink on paper.
“Drawing of the protoworld” in the draft of a poem. 1908. Ink on paper. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
“Drawing of the protoworld” in the draft of a poem.
“Drawing of the protoworld” in the draft of a poem. 1908. Ink on paper. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Drawing in a word-coining manuscript.
Drawing in a word-coining manuscript. 1908. Ink on paper. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
A Volga landscape. 1903.
A Volga landscape. 1903. Oil on canvas, 16×20, Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
A Uralian landscape.
A Uralian landscape. Drawing in a notebook. 1905. Pencil on paper. 8.1×14.1. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
An owl. The 1900s.
An owl. The 1900s. Ink on paper. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Portrait of a coachman.
Portrait of a coachman. The early 1900s. Charcoal on paper. 37.8X24.7. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
V. Khlebnikov (1885-1922) A bird. The early 1900s.
V. Khlebnikov (1885-1922). A bird. The early 1900s. Oil on canvas, 22×15.8. Central State Archives of Literature and Art. Moscow.
Poster “Tribute to the Revolution’s Fallen Heroes”. 1921.
Poster “Tribute to the Revolution’s Fallen Heroes”. 1921. Watercolour on paper. 70×58. Deposited in it private collection.
Portrait of V. Khlebnikov. 1920
Portrait of V. Khlebnikov. 1920. Watercolour on paper. Pastel. 35×26.7. Deposited in a private collection.
N. Klyuev.M. Lozinsky, A. Akhmatova and M. Zenkevich at a meeting of the “Poet’s Guild”.
N. Klyuev.M. Lozinsky, A. Akhmatova and M. Zenkevich at a meeting of the “Poet’s Guild”. 1913. Pencil on paper. 9.6×14. Deposited in a private collection.
A caricature of A. Blok. The 1910s.
A caricature of A. Blok. The 1910s. Pencil on paper. 8.5 X9.9. Deposited in private collection.
“Blok comes to my island”. A. Blok and A. Gorodetskaya. 1911.
“Blok comes to my island”. A. Blok and A. Gorodetskaya. 1911. Pencil on paper. 8.3×11.5 Deposited in a private collection.
Portrait of A. Remizov. 1920.
Portrait of A. Remizov. 1920. Pencil on paper. 33.4×22. Deposited in a private collection.
Self-caricature. 1910. Pencil on paper.
Self-caricature. 1910. Pencil on paper. Deposited in a private collection. ‘”Ogonyok”, 1980, No. 47
S. Gorodetsky (1884-1967)
Caricature (I. Repin and K. Chukovsky) from the comical manuscript magazine “Okolo Kuok-kala”. 1914. Watercolour on paper. 35.7×22. Deposited in a private collection.
A. Tolstoy (1882/83-1945)
A. Tolstoy (1882/83-1945). Self-portrait with the devil. 1911. From the collection “Vienna”. St. Petersburg, 1913
Landscape and human figure connected by drawing”.
1 Landscape and human figure connected by drawing”. Illustration to the book “Gogol’s Artistry”. Moscow, 1934 2 “Gogol’s phrase”. Illustration to the book ‘Gogol’s Artistry”. Moscow-Leningrad, 1934
“Second-phrase gesture”. Sketch of illustration to the hook “Gogol’s Artistry”.
“Second-phrase gesture”. Sketch of illustration to the hook “Gogol’s Artistry”. 1932. Pencil on paper. 21.2×17. State Public Library. Saint-Petersburg.
Kodzhory. (Veriyskoye Canyon).
Kodzhory. (Veriyskoye Canyon). 1929. Pencil and watercolour on paper. 22×36. Literature Museum. Moscow.
Kodzhory. (The Georgian Military Highway. Main Range). 1929.
Kodzhory. (The Georgian Military Highway. Main Range). 1929. Pencil, coloured pencil and watercolour on paper. 21.6×34.5. State Public Library. Saint-Petersburg.
Kodzhory. Tbilisi by night.
Kodzhory. Tbilisi by night. 1929. Pencil, coloured pencil and watercolour on paper. 21.6×34.5. State Public Library. Saint-Petersburg.
A mountain phantasy (“Serebern”).
A mountain phantasy (“Serebern”). 1932. Pencil and watercolour on paper. 22×35. State Public Library. Saint-Petersburg.
“Overview of Blok’s poetry”.
“Overview of Blok’s poetry”. Illustration to “Lectures about Blok”, 1923. Pencil, coloured pencil and watercolour on paper. 90×71. State Public Library. Saint-Petersburg.
Sketch of poster announcing the lecture “Light of the Morrow”. 1918.
Sketch of poster announcing the lecture “Light of the Morrow”. 1918. Watercolour and gold on coloured paper. 47X26. State Public Library. Saint-Petersburg.
Eleonora Titeleva. Illustration to the novel “Masks”.
Eleonora Titeleva. Illustration to the novel “Masks”. The late 1920s or early 1930s. Pencil on paper. 8.2X8. Literature Museum. Moscow.
The Korobkin brothers. Illustration lo the novel “Masks”.
The Korobkin brothers. Illustration lo the novel “Masks”. The late 1920s or early 1930s. Pencil on paper. 14×16. Literature Museum. Moscow.
The Ableukhovs: Father and Son. Illustration to the novel “St. Petersburg”.
The Ableukhovs: Father and Son. Illustration to the novel “St. Petersburg”. The 1910s. India ink, ink and pen on paper. 36×22.4. Literature Museum. Moscow.
Nikolai Ableukhov. Illustration to the novel “St. Petersburg”.
Nikolai Ableukhov. Illustration to the novel “St. Petersburg”. The 1910s. India ink and pen on paper. 22.5×8.5. Literature Museum. Moscow.