KONSTANTIN KUZNETSOV (1863-1936) Gogol N.V. Viy; translated from Russian by Vivier-Kousnetzoff; Illustrations in colour by Constantin Kousnetzoff. Paris: Rene Kieffer, 1925.

2, 79 p., [18] l. ill.; 30х22 cm. In French. Edition of 525 numbered copies. Copy No. 20. 18 colour illustrations on separate sheets. In the publisher's composite binding. Leather spine, illustrated cardboard covers with gold stamping. In very good condition. Slight soiling on the binding. Konstantin Kuznetsov (1863-1936) – Russian artist who worked in France. He mainly painted landscapes and was akin to Impressionism. In the 1920s, he became interested in book graphics and created illustrations for the French translation of N.V. Gogol's 'Viy,' translated by his daughter, the artist Elena Vivier-Kousnetzoff. His unpublished illustrations for Pushkin's 'The Little Mermaid' and 'The Tale of Tsar Saltan' and others have also been preserved.