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AN EARLY SOVIET POSTER ILLUSTRATED BY VICTOR DENI
PAUK I MUKHI [The Spider and the Flies], anti-religious poster designed by Viktor Deni with a pamphlet by Demyan Bednyi, 1919; published by Literaturno-izdatel'skiy otdel Politupravleniya Revvoyensoveta Respubliki [R.V.S.R.], Moscow, No. 45; 53 x 35 cm (21 x 13 1/4 in.)
LOT NOTES:
The spider symbolizes a priest who sucks the blood from his parishioner flies. After this poster was published, this blood-sucking spider became a popular visual idiom in attacking the enemies of the Revolution. Viktor Deni (Viktor Nikolaevich Denisov, 1893-1946) was one of the major agitprop artists of the Soviet graphic art. His collaboration with Demian Bednyi (Yefim Aleksandrovich Pridvorov, 1883-1945) led to many successful pro-Bolshevik poster publications.
LOT NOTES:
The spider symbolizes a priest who sucks the blood from his parishioner flies. After this poster was published, this blood-sucking spider became a popular visual idiom in attacking the enemies of the Revolution. Viktor Deni (Viktor Nikolaevich Denisov, 1893-1946) was one of the major agitprop artists of the Soviet graphic art. His collaboration with Demian Bednyi (Yefim Aleksandrovich Pridvorov, 1883-1945) led to many successful pro-Bolshevik poster publications.
Estimate: $1,000 – $1,200
Result: $1,430 (including premium)