MAKOVSKAYA ELENA (1878-1967) Russian Proverbs: [set of postcards]; ill. by Elena Makovskaya. [Moscow: published by Grosman and Knebel, 1910].

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[12] p. ill.; 31.5x27.5 cm (folder). 4 pcs. – 30x26 cm; 8 pcs. – 26.5x22.5 cm. Illustrated folder. On the back: Copyright by Peter Luksch. Hamburg. Handwritten inscriptions and notes on the back of the postcards and folder. Despite the publication details on the cover, the edition was not published in Russia. It was probably produced much later by the artist’s son in Germany in a limited edition. Elena Konstantinovna Luksch-Makovskaya (1878-1967) was a Russian-born artist, sculptor, and graphic artist; daughter of artist Konstantin Makovsky. She took German citizenship, worked in Germany, and actively participated in Russian exhibitions. Notable works: “Adolescence,” the sculpture “The Fate of a Woman,” and the series of postcards “Russian Proverbs in Illustrations.”

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