ANNENKOV YURI: (1889-1974) Also known as Georges Annenkov. Russian Artist, mostly known for his book illustrations ...

ANNENKOV YURI: (1889-1974) Also known as Georges Annenkov. Russian Artist, mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked for theatre and cinema. Maxim Gorky´s book, Samovar (1917) was his first work as a book designer. An excellent A.L.S., `G. Annenkov´, one page, 4to, Paris, n.d., [1961], to the editor Faltrinelli, in French. A cleanly written letter with very interesting artistic content, including amendments, arrows and corrections by Annenkov. The Russian artist refers to his illustrations work for the edition of a work by Russian poet Nekrassov. Annenkov states in part `Till today, I have not yet received anything from the editor, but your last letter has been a great disappointment for me. Before starting my work, I meditated a lot about the drawings style. The poetry of Nekrassov, called ''the great father of the socialist realism'' and no doubt one of the masters of the ''realist'' poetry, but according to me do not match with the today´s date ''modernism'' - cubism, futurism, dadaism, the abstract, etc.. ´ Annenkov refers to his effort trying to approach his work to the realism in order not to upset Nekrassov´s style, further saying `Nekrassov is not a Blok, nor a Maiakovsky´, requesting his drawings to be sent back in order to modify them. To a post-scriptum Annenkov states `I have phoned Mr. Antonini to ask him how do we write in Italian language the word ''PyCG''. He has told me RUS. Do you agree? Very small minor creasing, otherwise G Nikolay Nekrasov (1821-1877) Russian Poet, writer and Publisher. He deeply compassionate poems about peasant Russia. He became a hero of the liberal and the radical circles of Russian intelligentsia. A singularly successful and influential artist of his time in Russia.