L'art decoratif theatral moderne.

£15,000 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris Anrep With two additional lithographs - one by Larionov and one by Goncharova (which is initialled by the artist). Inscribed to Boris Vasileyvich Anrep (1883-1969), a Russian-born artist and poet, best known in Britain for his monumental mosaics at the National Gallery, the Bank of England, Westminster Cathedral and Tate Britain. Anrep had an extraordinary life and was not only a talented artist but a prolific cultural figure of the first half of the twentieth century. His circle included the most famous artists and poets of the era and amongst his many romantic partners was Anna Akhmatova, with whom he had a passionate affair with which spanned several years. Anrep was born in St Petersburg to an affluent family (his father was a scientist and deputy in the Duma) and attended a school in Kharkiv. He enlisted to study at the prestigious School of Jurisprudence at St Petersburg but around 1908 decided that the life of the poet and artist was preferable. By this stage he had become acquainted with a number of artists in Russia and decided to study at the Académie Julian in Paris. He became friends with Henry Lamb and Augustus John whilst studying in France and they introduced him to the rest of the Bloomsbury Group. It was with these British connections that he was invited to work with Clive Bell on Roger Fry's second Post-Impressionist exhibition in 1912. Anrep oversaw the Russian section and presented pictures by Natalia Go

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