41 - BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944)

BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944) Typewritten manuscript in Russian with a handwritten dedication to his wife, Maria Ivanovna Baltruchaïtis, née Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948), “To Mother Maria,” consisting of a collection of poems dated from 1912 to 1941. 24 pages. Typewritten collection of poems with a handwritten dedication to his wife, Maria Ivanovna Olovyanichnikova. The poems are dated from 1912 to 1943. 24 pages. "To Mother Maria—from … Book of Poems You convinced the non-believer—: The flower of their feat… is empty. You … the prayer of the heart For us, whose lips yearn for prayer." List of poems: Song of the Holy Fool, My Shield, Altar, Reflection, An Ordinary Hour, I Believe, Reflection (2), Miraculous Shadows, Parting Words, Premonition, The Sea and a Drop, Untitled Verse from 1924, Sunlit Wings, Untitled Verse from 1925, Verses from 1928, Cuckoo Clock, Verses from 1922, Verse from 1924, Alea jacta est, 1926, a song (having experienced silence, having known anxiety…) ENCLOSED An autograph poem by Jurgis Kasimirovitch BALTRUCHAITIS dedicated to his wife on her birthday—the last one he would ever celebrate—dated April 22, 1943: “To Marie, my faithful friend, on her birthday - To my faithful friend Marie on her birthday." MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovich 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 descendants