SOLOVIEVA GALINA SERGEEVNA RUSSIAN 1928 PEN INK DRAWING LOADERS SHIPYARD DOCK

SOLOVIEVA GALINA SERGEEVNA (RUSSIAN 1908-1984), Loaders, 1928, ink on paper, laid on thick paper, 26.5 x 21 cm (10 2/5 x 8 1/4 in.), signed lower right, inscribed on verso. Can easily be removed from backing paper, though this has been left in place as it includes info relevant to the piece. Small stain/abrasion at center of drawing. 

Solovieva was a Russian (Soviet) painter, graphic artist, theatre designer and book illustrator. Born in St. Petersburg in 1908, she left to study graphic arts in Moscow. During World War II, she led an "art-brigade" and published the "Reports from the Front" bulletin. Following the war, she became active as a book illustrator.

Provenance:

Loaders is from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing in prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev.

After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Kholodkov continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and he contributed an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS, often referred to as: "The Soviet Bauhaus," to the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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