BORIS IGNATOVICH (1899-1976) Vladimir Mayakovsky on Red Square. Moscow, 1929.

inscription in Cyrillic, stamp « Directorate of International Photo Exhibitions» (on the reverse) gelatin silver print 26.6 x 23.3 cm printed later Provenance: Borodulin Collection Boris Ignatovich 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.