JEAN LEBEDEFF (1884-1972) Kouprine A. La Fosse aux Filles [The Pit: A Novel of Prostitution] translated by Mongault and Désormonts; woodcuts by Lebedev. Paris, 1926.

In French. Edition of 481 numbered copies. Copy No. 250. Woodcut illustrations with hand colouring by stencil. In the publisher's illustrated cover. In very good condition. Minor dirt on the spine, covers, and top edge of the block. One of the most distinctive graphic works by Russian artist Ivan Konstantinovich Lebedev (1884-1972). 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.