[LITHUANIAN ART] Moters gimimas [i.e. Birth of a Woman]

Krasauskas, S.

About this Item

Vilnius: Vaga, 1979. [3] pp.+ 16 ills. 40,5x31 cm. In original illustrated folder. Minor horizontal tears of folder on folds, with their edges chipped, some soiling of folder, ink note in brochure, otherwise very good and clean. Third revised edition. Scarce. A series of autozincography works created by notable Lithuanian artist Stasys Krasauskas (1929-1977). He first studied at the Kaunas Institute for Physical Education - he was an excellent swimmer his all life and a member of the national water polo team. Krasauskas studied graphic art at the Lithuanian State Art Institute in Vilnius in 1952-1958. He regularly published his caricatures and portraits in Lithuanian periodicals since 1952. Krasauskas mastered different engraving techniques and illustrated more than twenty editions. In this one, zincography prints are preceded by an introductory brochure with a short essay by writer Mykolas Sluckis and a poem by Justinas MarcinkeviÄ ius. Krasauskas collaborated with them, illustrating their writings with engravings. The first edition hasn't included such a brochure. Texts were published in Lithuanian and Russian. Sluckis wrote: "I'm not trying anyhow to outline a comprehensive portrait of the artist but I would love to highlight one of his traits: tenderness. All works by Stasys Krasauskas are imbued with tenderness, especially 1971-1972 series of zincography etchings 'Moters gimimas'". This series tells a story of a woman's life, maturing from youth to motherhood. A woman was drawn as two superimposed figures, sometimes captured in movement or interacted with nature and a child. Worldcat shows copies located in LoC and University of Pennsylvania. Seller Inventory # 1529

Bibliographic Details

Title: [LITHUANIAN ART] Moters gimimas [i.e. Birth ...

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition