Masyutin, Vasili (1884 Riga - 1955 Berlin)

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A total of 15 colored woodcuts from the cycle "The Golden Rooster", based on motifs from the fairy tale of the golden rooster by Alexander Puschkin, each stamped signature on the right under the print, including image VI: "The Tsar sends an army to the East", image XIII: "He leads Heim with his Queen of Hearts with a happy heart", each sheet approx. 46 x 39.5 cm, published in 1923, plus 1 x catalog raisonné by the artist, Waltraud Werner: "1884 Wassili Masjutin 1955. A Russian artist. 1922-1955 in Berlin", published by Verlag Willmuth Arenhövel, Berlin, 2003, cf. ibid. pp. 59/60, 102, 1910-12 studies at the "School for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture" in Moscow with W. Mayakovsky and D. Burljuk, then teacher at the "Higher Artistic-Technical Workshops" (WCHUTEMAS), moved to Berlin in 1922, ibid. worked as a graphic artist, painter and sculptor, he is known for his expressive illustrations, mostly of Russian authors