37 - BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944)

BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944) Set of 10 handwritten pages of poems in Russian, likely unpublished, including one titled “The Prisoner,” dated February 3, 1911, in Vevey (Switzerland) — 10 handwritten and likely unpublished poems, one titled “The Prisoner,” dated February 3, 1911, in Switzerland: "But at the appointed hour you will receive from me, All my catch, my earnings, the day’s harvest— My grain, my ears of wheat, and my flowers, The joy of abundance, the bitterness of poverty— Everything, everything I will share with you as a brother— And even my hidden sorrow.” MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovitch Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovich Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then through descent