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Boris Artzybasheff (American, 1899-1965) wood engraving

The Tycoon wood engraving, ca. 1940, signed in pencil, matted and framed. 5 1/8 x 3 1/8"

Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965), "The Last Trumpet,'' 1937, Wood engraving on laid paper, Image: 11.325" H x 8" W; Sheet: 14.75" H x 11.325" W

Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965) "The Last Trumpet,' 1937 Wood engraving on laid paper Edition: 61/200 Signed and titled in pencil in the lower margin: Boris Artzybasheff; with the printed title, date, and edition information as part of the colophon on the verso of the original presentation mat/folder; tipped down to the wove paper presentation mat/folder at the tips of the upper margin corners; The Woodcut Society, Alexandria, VA, pub.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (NY/CT/RUSSIA, 1899-1965)

(6) Pre-WWII Anthropomorphic Steel Mill Propaganda Posters for Wickwire-Spencer Steel Co., copyright 1939, including: "The Soaking Pit"; "Tapping the Heat"; "Charging the Open Hearth"; "Rolling the Ingot', others untitled (one untitled is a double of the 'Hearth'. 17" x 21 1/2" sheets, loose, in a folio. Edge bends and losses well away from the images.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (NY/CT/RUSSIA, 1899-1965)

(6) WWII Anthropomorphic Propaganda Posters for Wickwire-Spencer Steel Co., copyright 1944, including: Tojo & Hitler getting smashed by a fist of factory smoke; US Eagle with Pearl Harbor necklace on head of Japanese soldier; P-38 Lightnings shooting down Japanese planes & flag; Steel Coil Man directs bombers to Japan while stepping on the face of a Japanese soldier; Japanese Mosquito Soldiers blunt their bayonets on a steel screen; Axis leaders on a conveyor belt into Satan's mouth; 17" x 22" sheets, loose in folio. Edge bends well away from images.

2 Boris Artzybasheff woodcuts

Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965) The Industrialist and ''The Caliph''- 2 woodcuts, ca. 1936, both signed in pencil, edition unknown, very good condition. 5 1/8 x 3 1/8'' ea.

Boris Artzybasheff Gouache Painting

Boris Artzybasheff (American, 1899-1965). Gouache painting depicting anthropomorphic office equipment over the outline of North America. The artwork is in varying shades of blue, gray, and cream. Signed along the upper center to the right of the figure's head.

Junk Rains Hell on Axis. 1942.

ARTIST: BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) SIZE: 19 1/2 x 41 3/8 in./49.5 x 105 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: Potbelly stoves, anvils, air pumps, water heaters, engine blocks, plows, radiators, spigots, axes. Take your pick. It might seem like junk to you, but as this humorously literal Artzybasheff poster published by the Wickwire Spencer Steel Company astutely points out, it’s just this sort of scrap that gets turned into the “vital ingredients for each batch of new steel” used against the Axis forces during World War II. And while the bottom text dutifully conveys all the practical information, it’s Artzybasheff’s wondrous up-top cartoon that delivers the real persuasive payload, with the lethal detritus raining down upon Hitler, Hirohito, and that crybaby Mussolini, as well as three literal vermin just in case the subtlety of the allusion evaded you. Artzybasheff was a Ukrainian-born illustrator active in the United States. During the 1920s, he illustrated several books, with his efforts culminating in a 1928 Newbery Medal. However, it’s his artwork done for magazines for which the illustrator was best known during his lifetime, including Life, Fortune, and Time—with 200-plus covers for that particular publication credited to him over a twenty-four year period. During WWII, Artzybasheff served as an expert advisor to the U.S. Department of State, Psychological Warfare Branch. Once the war was over, he applied that know-how to commercial art, including campaigns for Xerox, Shell Oil, Pan Am, Alcoa Steamship lines, Scotch Tape, and Parker Pens. His graphic style is striking and his commercial work often explored grotesque experiments in anthropomorphism, where toiling machines displayed distinctly human personalities and characteristics. Rare! (Modern; American; War & Propaganda)

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (Russian-American, 1899-1965),

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (Russian-American, 1899-1965), ''Bermuda by Clipper, Pan American World Airways'', 1947, offset lithograph in colors. Tears, losses, handling creases, toning, repairs with tape burn. Sight 41-5/8''h, 27-1/2''w.

Boris Artzybasheff (American/Russian, 1899-1965) "The Last Trumpet"

1937, wood engraving, signed and titled in pencil. The woodcut society.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965). BERMUDA BY CLIPPER / PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS. 1947. 42x27 inches, 106x70 cm.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) BERMUDA BY CLIPPER / PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS. 1947. 42x27 3/4 inches, 106 3/4x70 1/2 cm. Condition A: minor creases in image; very slight time-staining at edges. Artzybasheff was a Russian émigré who worked in America as an illustrator. Specifically remembered for his magazine illustrations and covers, he worked profusely for Time, Life and Fortune magazines; he also illustrated books and did commercial design work. Pan Am p. 168.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965). ART WEEK / BUY AMERICAN ART. Circa 1939. 23x18 inches, 58x46 cm. N.Y.C. WPA Art Project, New York.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) ART WEEK / BUY AMERICAN ART. Circa 1939. 23x18 1/4 inches, 58 1/2x46 1/2 cm. N.Y.C. WPA Art Project, New York. Condition A. Silkscreen. Matted and framed.

[ARTZYBASHEV, SERIBRIAKOFF, STARITSKAYA, TCHERKESSOFF] GROUP OF FOUR ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

[ARTZYBASHEV, SERIBRIAKOFF, STARITSKAYA, TCHERKESSOFF] GROUP OF FOUR ILLUSTRATED BOOKS comprising: a) PADRAIC COLUM (IRISH 1881-1972), author, and BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (AMERICAN 1899-1965), illustrator, CREATURES (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927). Edition 154 of 300, signed by both Colum and Artzybasheff on the justification page. 8vo (240 x 165 mm) original hardcover. 56+[1] pp. Text in English. In original slipcase. b) ROBERT LAWRENCE (AMERICAN B. 1952), adapted by, and ALEXANDRE SERIBRIAKOFF (FRENCH-UKRAINIAN 1907-1994), illustrator, CARMEN: THE STORY OF BIZET'S OPERA (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1938). 8vo (240 x 188 mm) original hardcover. 39 pp. Text in English. c) ALEKSANDR SERGEEVICH PUSHKIN (RUSSIAN 1799-1873), author, and ANNA HEORHYIVNA STARITSKAYA (FRENCH-UKRAINIAN 1907-1981), LA DAME DE PIQUE (Brussels: La Boetie, 1947). Edition 4 of 5100 copies, the first 52 with an original engraving. 8vo (205 x 165 mm) with original illustrated cover. 59 pp. Text in French. d) ANDRE MAUROIS (FRENCH 1885-1967), author, and GEORGES TCHERKESSOFF (RUSSIAN-FRENCH 1900-1943), illustrator, DICKENS (Paris: J. Ferenczi et fils, 1935). 8vo (203 x 145 mm) with original illustrated wraps. 157 pp. Text in French.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965). [ANTI - AXIS / WICKWIRE SPENCER STEEL COMPANY.] Group of 3 posters. 1942. Each 16x21 inches, 42x54 cm.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) [ANTI - AXIS / WICKWIRE SPENCER STEEL COMPANY.] Group of 3 posters. 1942. Each 16 3/4x21 1/2 inches, 42 1/2x54 1/2 cm. Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, Worcester. Condition varies, generally A-: minor tears at edges; creases in margins and image. Paper. Pollack p. 218.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF 4 WOODBLOCK PRINTS

Boris Artzybasheff (American/Russian, 1899-1965) A set of four handsomely framed woodcut prints from the "Machinalia" series.

Boris Artzybasheff, (American/Russian, 1899–1965), The Last Trumpet, 1937, wood engraving, 11.25" x 7.75"

Boris Artzybasheff (American/Russian, 1899–1965) The Last Trumpet, 1937 wood engraving signed and titled in pencil 11.25" x 7.75"

THREE WORLD WAR II ANTI-FASCISM POSTERS.

THREE WORLD WAR II ANTI-FASCISM POSTERS. American, dated 1943, laminated normal stock paper. Three illustrations by the graphic artist Boris Artzybasheff depicting the grotesque anthropomorphic style for which he was well known, commissioned by the Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, 17"h. 21.25"w.

Boris Artzybasheff 1899-1965) The Last Trumpet

Boris Artzybasheff 1899-1965) The Last Trumpet

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965). WAR BONDS - IN ACTION. 1944. 43x21 inches, 109x53 cm. Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, New York.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) WAR BONDS - IN ACTION. 1944. 43x21 inches, 109x53 cm. Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, New York. Condition B+: creases in margins and image; sharp vertical and horizontal folds. Paper. Artzybasheff designed several propaganda images during that Second World War that caricatured the Axis leaders, but this item (and the previous lot) are his only known posters for the war effort.

* Artzybasheff (Boris, 1899-1965). 'The Last

* Artzybasheff (Boris, 1899-1965). 'The Last Trumpet', woodcut on pale cream wove paper, signed and titled in pencil, sheet size 40 x 28.8cm (15.75 x 11.25ins), mounted with tabs to upper corners only. (1) Please Note: Buyer's premium is 23.4% of the hammer price

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965). WAR BONDS - IN ACTION. 1944. 43x21 inches, 109x53 cm. Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, Worcester.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (1899-1965) WAR BONDS - IN ACTION. 1944. 43x21 inches, 109 1/4x53 1/4 cm. Wickwire Spencer Steel Company, Worcester. Condition B+: creases in margins and image; sharp vertical and horizontal folds. Paper.

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF (Russian/American 1899-1965) "The Last Trumpet" woodcut on paper, signed in pencil lower right, 12" x 9".