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Portraits of Mayakovsky

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, 1924
Alexander Rodchenko ~ The Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924. Museum Series, Portfolio n.1: Classic Images, 1924-1936 | Christie’s
Alexander Rodchenko ~ The Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924. Museum Series, Portfolio n.1 Classic Images, 1924-1936 | Christie’s
Alexander Rodchenko, also Aleksandr Rodchenko ~ Portrait of Mayakovsky, 1924 | src Nayla Alexander Gallery
Alexander Rodchenko ~ Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924. Museum Series, Portfolio n. 2: Portraits, 1924 – 1937 | src Sotheby’s

Annemarie Heinrich Nude XIX

Annemarie Heinrich :: Desnudo XXI | Nude, 1946. | originally posted on tumblr
Annemarie Heinrich :: Desnudo XXI / Nude 21, 1946 | src Galeria Vasari at AIPAD