The great October Russian literature. 205-й anniversary of the opening of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
ARTinvestment.RU   13 октября 2016

19 Oct house "Antiquarium" conducts the auction "Russian literature from Pushkin to Brodsky". Auction start at 19:00

There are in the history of Russian culture date, a shrill sound which does not weaken with time, opposite — is becoming clearer, more distinct. 19 Oct — on the opening day of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum — since 1817 annually celebrated by his pupils, the names of which were the glory of Russia in many areas. In 1836, Alexander Pushkin, marking another who appeared to be his last anniversary, he wrote: "...there is Nothing for twenty-five years of the anniversary to change the old ways of... Says, and the last one the students will celebrate on October 19". This date can be considered the starting point of the Golden age of Russian literature and Russian poetry.

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Opening the catalog section "Alexander Pushkin. First publication and first editions" — is a unique lifetime collection of Pushkiniana: first published poet in anthologies, collections and timed the collection of the famous Moscow bibliophile. More than half of all lifetime publications of the works of the poet (242 of 433) can form the basis of the representative Assembly. Rarity to search for the bibliophiles of the past years, it has taken decades, will be drawn within the same auction.

extreme value of the Museum level is "Literary newspaper", published in 1830-1831 years by Baron A. A. Delwig with the participation of A. S. Pushkin. On auction will be sold the kit for 1830-й and all rooms with Pushkin's publications for 1831. Equally appealing to bibliophiles is the set of the eight volumes of the literary magazine ,"Contemporary", which was founded and edited by Pushkin. In four volumes, published during the poet's lifetime, published 33 works of different genres.

Connoisseurs of literary anthologies will be offered the classic rarities — "Urania: a Pocket book for 1826 for lovers and lovers of Russian literature" (Moscow, 1826), "The monument of Russian Muz in 1827"(SPb., 1827), "Album of the Northern muses: the Almanac in 1828" (SPb., 1828), "the Experience of the Russian antologie" (SPb., 1828), "Tsarskoye Selo: the Almanac for 1830" (SPb., 1829). Special attention deserves the almanac "and the flowers" — is one of the best literary collections of the Pushkin's time, published by Baron A. A. Delwig in Saint-Петербурге in 1824-1830 years (1825-1831) after the death of A. S. Pushkin in 1831 (1832). At the auction will be presented issues for 1826, 1827, 1829 and 1832.

a True rarity is a miniature edition "Songs, ballads and couplets of the vaudeville, known and loved poets" (M, 1833). Absolute interest usually cause of the books related to the fate of the Decembrists. In this sense, a critical anthology ,"Mnemosyne", which believed N. P. Smirnov-Сокольский, in its historical-литературному value can be likened to the North star. The publication was prepared Vladimir Odoevsky and Wilhelm Kuchelbecker, which was later exiled to Siberia for participation in the December uprising of 1825. After the uprising of the Decembrists almanac almost disappeared from the book market and became extremely rare.

In the section "Russian poets. Manuscripts, autographs, letters, drawings, photographs" special attention "list" 1830-40-х years of the famous Comedy "Woe from wit" A. S. Griboedov, with significant textual differences from the textbook version, the first edition of the novel "the Camera obscura" Vladimir Nabokov (1934), with its dedicatory inscription addressed to cousin — composer Nikolai Nabokov, as well as a rare example of samizdat 1920-х years — almanac the Octopus (1926), with author's corrections Dmitry Maximov.

Unique luxury colonialism Crimean winemakers brothers Stahl, which, since the end of XIX century, was created over several decades in the estate of Alkadar. It is a monument to the manor cultural Museum level with autographs and drawings L. Lagorio, I. Galkin, V. Byalynitsky-Бируля, I. Krachkovsky, A. Pisemsky, S. Egorova etc.

Most collectible value are the autographs of poems and poets inscripti — from the Silver age (N. Vengerov, E. Volcanica, Led. kN. K. Romanov, etc.) to the informal culture (seeKushner, E. Rhine, G. Sapgir, D. Prigov, Khudyakov, Y. Somlev, V. Aleinikov, S. SIgA, Rea Nikonova, K. Kuz'minskii, etc.), letters I. Selvinsky, L. Chukovskaya, Aigi, A. Dragomoschenko, A. volkonskogo, allow us to look "behind the scenes" literary life of the twentieth century.

One of the greatest poets of the last century, devoted a special section "Brodsky and his associates", covering thirty years of life in the homeland and in exile — from one of the first publications in the almanac ,"Day of poetry" (1967) to last the lifetime of the collection "Landscape with the flood" (1996), in which the poet included the last verses for the week before his death. Especially valuable is the autograph of the poem "Flight into Egypt", written on the back of typewritten text "Portrait of the tragedy" with author's corrections. Collected 20-летию the death of the poet collection allows us to trace the emergence of classic Russian and world literature: a snapshot from 1964, made during his exile in the Norinskaya village, to photography in Stockholm before receiving the Nobel prize. Inscriptions of Brodsky, autographs his closest friends Evgeniya Raina and Alexander Kushner, portraits of famous photographers and shots private shots recreate the environment that nurtured the creativity of the poet in exile.

75-летнему anniversary Sergei Dovlatov, marked in September with the unveiling of a monument in St. Petersburg, a dedicated section, which includes lifetime editions of the writer, published in exile, — including six books with autographs, books D. Metchik — father Dovlatov, autographs of friends, collaborators and colleagues — E. Reina, A., Kushner, P. Weill, A. Genis, N. The sagalovsky, portraits and photographs taken by employees of the newspaper "New American".

Section "Tamizdat" is lifetime editions Ivan Elagin, Sergei charchoune, Venedikt Erofeev, Aleksey Khvostenko, the literary anthologies publishing "Ardis" "Muleta", rare photos of the Russian writers.

Collection "Samizdat" has incorporated the rarity of informal culture: author's copy typescript of the collection was Eating. Schwartz "Poems: Exercitas exorcitans", almost never encounter an instance of the journal "Transponans", the posters and photographs of the evening "informal literature" Leningrad samizdat publications M. Tsvetaeva, I. Severyanin, O. Mandelstam etc.

the Auction will be held October 19, Wednesday, commencement of trading in 19.00.

pre-Auction exhibition is open from 10 to 18 October (except Sundays) from 12:00 to 20:00 at the address: Moscow, Savvinskaya embankment, 23, p. 1. Auction house and gallery "KABINET" (in the building "Art center on Savvinskaya").

Applications for absentee participation and bidding by phone will be accepted until 18 October inclusive by phones 7 (495) 374-5090, 7 (499) 678-2274 on the page of the item in the electronic catalog or e-mail [email protected].

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All of the indicative prices quoted in Russian rubles.

Source: press-релиз auction house "Antiquarium"