JEAN LEBEDEFF (1884-1972), AUTOGRAPH Pouchkine A. Le Conte du Coq d'Or. [Pushkin A. The Tale of the Golden Cockerel.] Paris, Aux Folies de l'Ymagier, 1954

24 p.: ill.; 16,5x13 cm. In French. Edition of 325 copies. Copy No. 72, with the artist's signature. In publisher's cardboard case, in publisher's cover. The sheets are not stitched. The illustrations and book decorations are hand-colored. In very good condition. Ivan (Jean) Konstantinovich Lebedeff (1884-1972) was a French painter and graphic illustrator of Russian origin. He was a member of the anarchist movement and a representative of the Russian creative and political emigration in France. Collaborating with Parisian publishers such as "Morney," "Fayard," and "Trianon," Lebedeff worked as a book illustrator. Worked in woodcut technique. In 1920-1930 illustrated more than 90 books.