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[KRUCHENYKH] Porosiata [i.e. Piglets]

Kruchenykh, A.

Item #2711

Saint Petersburg: Tipo-lit. T-va “Svet”, 1914. 16 pp. 23,5x18,5 cm. Original lilac wrappers. Small tear to the bottom part of the spine, otherwise near fine. Second enlarged edition. One of 550 copies. Very rare. The present edition was printed on the green paper.

For comparison with examples of futurist poetry, the leading Russian futurist Alexei Kruchenykh (1886–1968) included in “Porosiata” poems by Zina V. She was identified as an 11-year-old girl, although
her “motifs” (toilers, garbage, pigs) make one slightly suspicious of her authenticity, since they are so typical of Kruchenykh’s own work” [Markov 1968, 203]. Aleksei Kruchenykh’s interest in children's art, like the broader avant-garde fascination with dilettantism, "naïve art," and "primitivism," is well documented. Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky (1882–1969) wrote in his article on the Futurists: "The contemporary thirst for the primitive has led modern people to children, to the child's soul. Artists, especially Cubists, study children's drawings and attempt to imitate them; poets reverently publish samples of children's verse. Nikolai Kulbin, in his lectures on the art of the future, recites the poetry of seven-year-olds."
This interest stemmed from children's capacity to generalize visual impressions but emphase certain details. For this reason, children’s artworks were frequently exhibited together with avant-garde pieces. Kruchenykh was not only a skilled stylist but also acted as a collector of children's folklore. In 1914, he published a collection entirely dedicated to children's creative work, which included drawings by Kulbin's daughter (Nina) and the daughter of E. Nizen (Marianna).

Poliakov, 35.
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Price: $2,500.00