ALEXANDER RODCHENKO (1891-1956) Bolshoi Theater, 1929

gelatin silver print inscribed inn Cyrillic by Alexander Lavrentiev, grandson of Alexander Rodchenko, ‘Bolshoi Theater, Photo Rodchenko, 1930’ (on the reverse) printed from the original negative circa 1960s 13.1 x 17.9 cm Provenance: Estate of the artist Private collection Essays: Alexander Rodchenko, ‘The paths of contemporary photography,’ 1928 (excerpt), published in: ‘Alexandr Rodchenko: Experiments for the future - Diaries, Essays, Letters and other writings,’ The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2005. Literature: Alexander Lavrentiey, ‘Alexander Rodchenko. Photography 1924-1954’ Cologne 1995, p. 335, no. 229, full page illustration p. 184. Exhibited: Alexander Rodchenko, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford 1979 (different print), Seven Moscow Artists, 1910-1930, Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne 1984, illustration p. 8, Rodchenko Photos, Ernst Museum, Budapest 1988 (different print), Alexander Rodchenko. Photographic Work, Walker, Ursiti, MeGinniss, New York 1989 (different print), Vision vom Raum. Kunst und Architektur von 1910 bis 1990, Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne 1991, illustration p. 45 (different print), Rodchenko. Stepanova. Todo es un experimento, Banko Hispanoamericano, Madrid 1992