Abram Shterenberg (1894-1979)~ Portrait of Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924. Vintage gelatin silver print. | src Nailya Alexander Gallery
Abram Shterenberg probably was the first photographer who took portraits of Mayakovsky (ca. 1923). Rodchenko used his portraits for the photomontages for “Pro Eto” (About This), the love poem Mayakovsky wrote for his muse Lili Brik.
Alexander Rodchenko ~ The Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924Alexander Rodchenko ~ The Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924. Museum Series, Portfolio n.1: Classic Images, 1924-1936 | Christie’sAlexander Rodchenko ~ The Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924. Museum Series, Portfolio n.1 Classic Images, 1924-1936 | Christie’sAlexander Rodchenko, also Aleksandr Rodchenko ~ Portrait of Mayakovsky, 1924 | src Nayla Alexander GalleryAlexander Rodchenko ~ Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924. Museum Series, Portfolio n. 2: Portraits, 1924 – 1937 | src Sotheby’s
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