169 - Mstislav Valerianovich DOBOUJINSKIY (1876–1957)

Mstislav Valerianovich DOBOUJINSKIY (1876–1957) Set of 6 ink and gouache sketches, preparatory drawings for book covers by Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944): - 2 black-ink pen-and-ink sketches for the collection “The Lily and the Sickle – Лилия и серпъ ,” by Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAÏTIS (1873–1944), published by YMCA Press in 1948. - 2 sketches in black ink with gouache highlights, for the collection “The Lily and the Sickle – Лилия и серпъ,” by Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAÏTIS (1873–1944), published in Paris by YMCA Press in 1948. - 2 designs in black ink for the collections “Stardust – Звездная пыль” and “Sacrificial Fire – Жертвенный дым” by JKB. H. 24 x W. 18.5 cm; H. 18 x W. 13 and 11 cm; H. 25 x W. 17 cm. 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 by descent.