2 Russian Arts & Crafts Woodcut-Linocut Prints by Alexander Iglin - Soviet 1938

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2 Russian Arts & Crafts Woodcut-Linocut Prints by Alexander Iglin - Soviet 1938:
$295.00

Two Russian Arts & Crafts Prints
by
Alexander IglinLinocut - Woodcut Technique - Moscow, Circa 1938.. click on the images for larger, high-definition photos ..SIZE: Print Sizes (sheet) - 8” x 8.75” (20 cm x 22 Sizes - 3.75” x 5.5” (9.5 cm x 14 cm)

Matte Sizes - 8.5” x 9.5” (21.5 cm x 24 cm)

DESCRIPTION:

Fine and rare pair of Russian Arts and Crafts woodcut or linocut prints by well-known graphic artist,
Alexander Iglin (1896 - 1983).

Hand-printed on medium weight cream paper. Matted.

Unsigned, but one with a Russian identification label indicating the artist, date, and other information.

One of these same images is illustrated on a Russian internet article about Alexander Iglin (see translation of page, below). Beautifully printed, probably linocuts as this was one of Iglin’s main techniques and he was known for his work in the medium, however he also made woodcuts.

Both prints are lightly spot-glued to the back of the matte at the very top edge. They are not laid down. The identification label is glued by it’s top edge to the matte only, not glued to the print.

Iglin’s linocuts and woodcuts are very rare and these are fine examples of his works.

Purchased from an old San Francisco Russian estate several years ago.AGE: Circa 1938 CONDITION:Good condition, as shown in the photos and with the following noted: No damage or restorations to the surfaces of the prints. Paper and mattes are slightly yellowed. Both prints are unframed. The colors are bright and original.Alexander Iglin
(1896 - 1983)

Graphics and Landscape Painter.

Alexander Iglin was born in 1896 in Moscow, Russia.From 1909 to 1918 he studied at the Stroganov School of Industrial Art in Moscow under S.V. Noakovskogo, S.S. Golousheva, and D.A. Scherbinovsky. From 1918 to 1922 he studied at the Higher Art and Technical Studios, also in Moscow, under A.E. Arkhipova and B.D. Grigorieva.

Iglin was greatly influenced by the work of Alexander Ivanovich as a graphic artist and became friends with Ivan Nikolaevich Pavlov and Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva - the founder of color linocuts in Russia.

Alexander Iglin started his professional career as an artist in 1934, the year he participated in the exhibition of the ’Young Artists’ in Moscow. His first color linocut was created in 1936 after a trip with a group of artists to Baku.The linocut titled ”Bay of Ilyich\" was shown at the \"Industry of Socialism Exhibition” of 1937. His graphic works were exhibited at the Soviet Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Paris, where they received an award. Iglin’s linocuts were placed in exhibitions in England, Belgium, Holland, and the United States.

From 1931 to1941 Iglin illustrated many books with his graphics, including the covers of books by well-known authors ( \"Repin\" by I. Grabar, \"Rubens\" by V. Nevezhina and others).

Iglin was a founding member of the Moscow Union of Artists and a regular participant of it’s exhibitions, as well as other national and international exhibitions.

Alexander Iglin died on October 7th 1983.

The artist\'s works are in the collections of the Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, the Gosudarstveenym Museum of Fine Arts, the A.S. Pushkin Museum of History in Moscow, and museums in many cities of former Soviet republics (Tallinn, Riga, Kiev, Lugansk, prints will be a museum quality addition to any collection of Russian Art or Graphics and will display beautifully in any Mid Century Modern, Soviet - Russian Style, Craftsman, Modernist, or Arts and Crafts decor.

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