BRYUSOV V. (1873-1924), AUTOGRAPH ADDRESSED
Lot 276
12 00015 000
to I. von GUNTER
Handwritten poem «After long wanderings I have found you,
my girl!».1913. 1 p. 25x22 cm.
V. Bryusov’s handwritten signature at the end of the text. In the
lower field of the sheet, the owner’s entry: «Mascau, 13 November
».
In the autumn of 1913, I. Gunter visited V. Bryusov in his apartment
in Moscow, probably at the same time the poem was included
in the album of Gunter.
The poem was first published only in 1935 in the publication
«Bryusov V.Ya. Unpublished poems. Moscow: Goslitizdat, 1935».
In a note by A. Ter-Martirosyan, it is indicated that the original of
V. Bryusov was marked with «Presented to V. Elsper, in order not
to print (until, of course, for example, before my death)».
Provenance: From the inheritance of I. Gunter.
Johannes von Gunter (1886-1973) was a German poet and a prominent
translator of Russian literature. An active participant in the
Russian and German literary life of the early twentieth century.
Bibliography: Kuhto E.V. «Russian theme» in auction houses of
Europe. Part XXII // About books. 2012. no. 2 (22). Pp. 63-89.