The Treasures of Art in the Caricatures of Artists A. Radakov, Re-Mi, A. Yunger, and A. Yakovlev.

[The Treasures of Art in the Caricatures of Artists A. Radakov, Re-Mi, A. Yunger, and A. Yakovlev]. Sokrovishcha Iskusstv v Sharzhakh Khudozhnikov A. Radakova, Re-mi, A. Iungera, A. Iakovleva . 

Sankt-Petersburg, M. G. Kornfel'd, 1912.
4to, [45] pp., ill.

In contemporary grey cloth with an illustration from the original cover glued on.
In good condition, cloth darkened with some spotting.

This album features grotesque caricatures of well-known European and Russian paintings and serves as a supplement to the humoristic weekly magazine 'Satirikon'.

Among the most notable caricatures in this edition are those by Re-Mi, pseudonym for illustrator Nicolai Remisoff (1887-1975). His caricatures include 'Self-portrait' by Dürer and 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo da Vinci. Remisoff emigrated to Paris in 1920 and moved to the USA in 1922. In 1939, he became a designer and art director in Hollywood at United Artists and Universal. His most important works include 'Of Mice and Men' and 'Ocean's 11'.
The edition also contains early works by Alexander Yakovlev (1887-1938), who studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts and was a member of the World of Art movement. Yakovlev attempted to integrate Renaissance art with Primitivism, particularly the Russian Lubok. After the Great War, he settled in Paris and became best known for his portraits of Asian and African peoples, which he created during his travels with the Citroën expedition.
Another contributor, Alexander Yunger (1883-1948), was an architect, illustrator, and book artist who is considered the father of the Russian graphic feuilleton. In 1912 he created impressive covers for a Russian edition of 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker.

Fekula, #6515.

OCLC locates five copies of this edition: in the Princeton University Library, the University of California, the Getty Research Institute, the Bavarian State Library and the National Library of Poland.

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