YAKOV KHALIP (1908-1980) In the North Pole, 1930s.

nscription in Russian, stamp 'Photo by J. Khalip'; stamp 'Borodulin’s Collection' (on the reverse). Gelatin silver print Printed circa1930-50ss 28 x 19 cm Provenance: Borodulin Collection Yakov Nikolayevich Khalip (1908-1980) was an outstanding master of Soviet photography; a famous photographer, master of artistic photography, direct heir to the Russian avant-garde in photography, a pupil of Alexander Rodchenko. In 1938 he participated in the expedition to rescue Ivan Papanin’s team to the North Pole.