65 - ALVING, Arseniy Alekseevich (1885–1942)

ALVING, Arseniy Alekseevich (1885–1942) Autograph poem, signed in Russian, and likely unpublished, dedicated to Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944) on a proof copy of an almanac, dated March 21, 1914, in Moscow: “To my dear Jurgis Kasimirovich, with immense joy in this dedication: The Lot of Earth Yes… to know, trembling, that the trembling is not* Neither here nor there, That the days pass painfully and slip by To the chagrin of the eyes, (...) That the path of turmoil and solace is heavy, Through thorns and brambles, That we are silent, powerless, and barren, And with us—fear… (...) Arseny Alving” 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.