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      • 7 ISSUES OF KUZNITSA MAGAZINE WITH ILLUSTRATED COVERS BY KOCHERGIN, 1920-1922
        Nov. 30, 2017

        7 ISSUES OF KUZNITSA MAGAZINE WITH ILLUSTRATED COVERS BY KOCHERGIN, 1920-1922

        Est: $300 - $500

        KOCHERGIN NIKOLAI MIKHAILOVICH (RUSSIAN 1897-1974), cover artist and designer, KUZNITSA [The Smithy], (Moscow: Narkompros, 1920-1922). Small 4to (270 x 184 mm) softcover. Text in Russian. comprising: 1. No. 1-6, (Moscow: Narkompros, May-November 1920). Edition of only 5000 copies of no. 5-6; edition of 10 000 copies of no. 4. 2. No. 7, (Moscow: Narkompros, December-March 1921). Edition of 10 000 copies. 3. No. 9, (Moscow: Narkompros, 1922). Edition of 2000 copies. LOT NOTES Nikolai Kochergin was a Russian (Soviet) avant-garde painter, graphic artist, and sculptor mainly active in Leningrad. Born near Moscow, Kochergin studied at the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry in 1908-1918. In 1918 he volunteered for the Red Army and began making agitprop posters, as well as designing magazines and newspapers, such as "Krasnaya panorama", "Ogonyok", "Vokrug sveta", and "Mir priklucheniy". He continued creating agitprop posters during the Second World War, particularly for "OKNA TASS" ("TASS Windows"). In the late 1940s, Kochergin took up large-scale Social Realist paintings and illustrations for children`s books and magazines, which he would continue to do until his death in 1974. PROVENANCE INFORMATION This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • Original 1940s Russian WW II Red Army Poster Anti-German
        Oct. 15, 2016

        Original 1940s Russian WW II Red Army Poster Anti-German

        Est: $280 - $500

        Artist: Kochergin, Nikolai - 1897. Long live our victorious Red Army (Russian Text). Technique: Offset 1945. Size: 28.7 x 20.8 in. (73 x 53 cm). Printer: no information.

        PosterConnection Inc.
      • A 1920 PROPAGANDA POSTER FOR THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BY NIKOLAI KOCHERGIN (RUSSIAN 1897-1974)
        May. 21, 2016

        A 1920 PROPAGANDA POSTER FOR THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BY NIKOLAI KOCHERGIN (RUSSIAN 1897-1974)

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        A 1920 PROPAGANDA POSTER FOR THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BY NIKOLAI KOCHERGIN (RUSSIAN 1897-1974) VRANGEL IDET!! K ORUZHEYU PROLETARII!! [Vrangel is Coming!! Proletariat to Arms!!], color lithograph, 1920, published by Gosudatstvennoe Izdatelstvo, 53.5 x 70 cm (21 x 27 1/2 in.)

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • A 1920 ANTI CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA POSTER BY NIKOLAI KOCHERGIN (RUSSIAN 1897-1974)
        May. 21, 2016

        A 1920 ANTI CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA POSTER BY NIKOLAI KOCHERGIN (RUSSIAN 1897-1974)

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        A 1920 ANTI CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA POSTER BY NIKOLAI KOCHERGIN (RUSSIAN 1897-1974) EGE KAPITALISTU GORE, ZAGONIM EVO V CHERNOE MORE [Aha Sorrow to the Capitalist, We Will Drive Him Into the Black Sea], color lithograph, 1920, initialed in plate, 70 x 105.5 cm (27 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • KOCHERGIN Nikolai 1897-1974
        Dec. 02, 2015

        KOCHERGIN Nikolai 1897-1974

        Est: €600 - €800

        KOCHERGIN Nikolai 1897-1974 Propaganda Soviet poster "Long live to our victorious Red Army! Death to German invaders!" 1945 72 x 53 cm

        The Bru Sale Gallery
      • KOCHERGIN Nikolai 1897-1974
        May. 28, 2015

        KOCHERGIN Nikolai 1897-1974

        Est: €600 - €800

        Propagandadistic Soviet poster "Long live to our victorious Red Army! Death to German invaders!" 1945 - 72 x 53 cm

        The Bru Sale Gallery
      • KOCHERGIN, N. Economic Devastation and the Army of Labor, 1920
        Jun. 29, 2014

        KOCHERGIN, N. Economic Devastation and the Army of Labor, 1920

        Est: $600 - $900

        Razrukha i Armiya Truda [Economic Devastation and the Army of Labor], a poster by Nikolai Kochergin (1897-1974, Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation), with text by Dem’yan Bedny. Published by GIZ, Moscow, 1920. 53 x 71 cm.This poster expresses the general belief that the economic devastation threatening the survival of the young Republic will be overcome by the forces of Free Labor. In practical terms, it may have been prompted by a decree of the Military Council proclaiming that the Third Army would be reassigned from military to labor duties, and renaming it the First Army of Labor. The Labor Army’s principal tasks, as set by the decree, were to secure provisions for workers in critical sectors of economy, to organize the collection and delivery of fuel, and to ?mobilize necessary working power on a national scale”. Skilled workers not indispensable to the life of Army itself were sent to work at factories and mines placed under the control of the newly formed Labor Army Council. For additional information about the artist, see the previous lot.

        Mercer and Middlesex Auctions LLC
      • KOCHERGIN, N. British Peacemakers, 1920
        Jun. 29, 2014

        KOCHERGIN, N. British Peacemakers, 1920

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        Angliiskie mirotvortsy [British Peacemakers], a poster by Nikolai Kochergin (1897-1974, Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation). Published by GIZ, Moscow, 1920. 68 x 50 cm. A poster of the Russo-Polish War period mocking the July 1920 British demarche calling on the Soviets to halt their offensive against Poland at the former 1793 borders, and threatening to assist Poland “with all means available” in case of Soviet refusal. British demands were brushed off by the Soviet side, which felt it had the Polish army on the run, and that British public opinion would prevent the Conservative Government from getting involved in yet another military conflict. Stephen White, in The Bolshevik Poster, offered great praise for the artist: “Perhaps only one other artist deserves attention in the same context as Moor and Deni: Nikolai Kochergin, a rather younger artist whose work must nonetheless be ranked among the most effective and influential, as well as aesthetically satisfying, of the entire Civil War period”. While many of Kochergin’s posters of the period enjoyed unheard-of runs of up to 75,000 and even 90,000 copies, the young artist showed little interest in converting his newfound popularity into a permanent position in Moscow. The end of 1920 found him in the Caucasus, where he became the chief artist of the regional ROSTA bureau. Eventually, he settled in Leningrad. Kochergin’s successful career as a posterist and book illustrator spanned a period of over fifty years.

        Mercer and Middlesex Auctions LLC
      • Nikolai Kochergin 1897-1974. Efter. "Första Maj
        Aug. 28, 2012

        Nikolai Kochergin 1897-1974. Efter. "Första Maj

        Est: kr1,000 - kr1,500

        Nikolai Kochergin 1897-1974. Efter. "Första Maj 1920" och "Fyra år". Affischer,...

        Auktionskammare Uppsala
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