42 - BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944)

BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944) A collection of poems in Russian comprising about fifteen sheets of handwritten or typewritten poems, including: - a previously unpublished poem consisting of nine tercets. Several pages for correcting typographical errors. "Year after year, day after day… / Our whole life is always the same— / Fear in our dreams, baseness and laziness in our deeds; // In the ascetic, and in the serf, and in the nobleman, / In no one is the vain impulse higher, / Just as in no one is consciousness more precious….." -Typescript of an unpublished poem “Forest Chorale—Лесной хораль,” four quatrains. -Manuscript of the introduction and typescript of the excerpt “Quatuor animato” from “Evening / Dramatic Poetry—Вечер / драматическая поэзия.” -Typescript of the poem “Autumn Ballad - Autumn Ballad," an unpublished variant of the poem "Late Thoughts - Поздние думи" containing two additional quintets. Partially handwritten. -Presumably unpublished typescript of "In the Mountains 1: Madonna della Croce," dated 1911. 14 tercets. "As day barely breaks, the mountains are still shrouded in mist, / The shepherd has not yet begun his morning prayers, / Yet you blaze, sullen Matanna…. // As soon as dawn dispels the mists, / He, before all others, with his pearly ray, / Thoughtfully illuminates your brow—" -Small envelope labeled “Variants” containing handwritten poems: The Wings of the Moon - Лунные крылья, January 31, 1911, in Montpèlerin; Reflection - Раздумье, January 7, 1911, in Montpèlerin; “Siniéva” – Синева, June 29, 1911, in Vermala (Switzerland) 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 descent