BORIS IGNATOVICH (1899-1976) Vladimir Mayakovsky on Red Square. Moscow, 1929
Lot 342
8002 000
Inscription in Russian, stamp « Directorate of International Photo Exhibitions» (on the reverse)
Gelatin silver print
Printed by mid-20th century
26.6 x 23.3 cm
Provenance: Borodulin Collection
Boris Ignatovich (1899-1976) was a Russian Soviet photographer, master of documentary photography, reporter, cameraman and journalist. A pioneer of Soviet avant-garde photography in the 1920s-30s, the founder of photojournalism, an innovator and teacher, one of the most significant artists and daring «formalists» of his time.