Shrom [“Stream”]. MonthlyYiddish periodical. Nos. 5-6

AUCTION 15 | Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 at 1:00

Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 503

CHAGALL, MARC)

Shrom [“Stream”]. MonthlyYiddish periodical. Nos. 5-6

With cover illustration by MARC CHAGALL pp. 116. Lightly browned, few light dampstains in places. Original printed paper wrappers. Lg. 8vo cf. Israel Museum Catalogue, Tradition and Revolution. The Jewish Renaissance in Russian Avant-Garde Art 1912-28 (1987), no.151

Moscow: 1924

Est: $700 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $700

Chagall’s striking and innovative decoration of the title letters in his cover design for the short-lived monthly periodical Shtrom evokes the turmoil and hope for the new world order in te wake of Russia’s Revolution. Each letter of the title contains a miniature in black and white of a world turned upside down