Michail Michajlovic Ceremnych Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Michail Michajlovic Ceremnych Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 29, 2024
PRE WWII SOVIET CARICATURE PAINTING BY CHEREMNYKH
Est: $100 - $150
Pre WWII Soviet mixed media, ink and gouache, caricature painting on paper by Mikhail Cheremnykh. Titled in pencil Disarmament lower center. Signed and dated,1922, lower left. This caricature is about two important historical events: The Washington Naval Agreement and Moscow Conference, 1922. Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh, 1890 to 1962, Russian and Soviet graphic artist, cartoonist, book illustrator, poster master. Academician of the USSR Academy of Arts 1958, Peoples Artist of the RSFSR since 1952, Laureate of the Stalin Prize 1942. Russian Soviet Historical Collectables and Memorabilia, Graphic Art Posters, Wall Prints.
Antique Arena Inc
Mar. 09, 2024
PRE WWII SOVIET CARICATURE PAINTING BY CHEREMNYKH
Est: $100 - $150
Pre WWII Soviet mixed media, ink and gouache, caricature painting on paper by Mikhail Cheremnykh. Titled in pencil Disarmament lower center. Signed and dated,1922, lower left. This caricature is about two important historical events: The Washington Naval Agreement and Moscow Conference, 1922. Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh, 1890 to 1962, Russian and Soviet graphic artist, cartoonist, book illustrator, poster master. Academician of the USSR Academy of Arts 1958, Peoples Artist of the RSFSR since 1952, Laureate of the Stalin Prize 1942. Russian Soviet Historical Collectables and Memorabilia, Graphic Art Posters, Wall Prints.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 03, 2023
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962). [WE MOBILIZE THE WORKERS AND PEASANTS TO FIGHT THE IMPERIALIST WARS]. 1929. 42x27½ inches
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) [WE MOBILIZE THE WORKERS AND PEASANTS TO FIGHT THE IMPERIALIST WARS]. 1929. 42x27 1/2 inches, 106 3/4x69 3/4 cm. [State Publishing House, Moscow]. Condition B: tape-repaired tears at bottom edge, one into central image; tears, losses and creases in margins. Paper.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 16, 2021
SOVIET PAINTING MAQUETTE FOR POSTER BY CHEREMNYKH
Est: $100 - $150
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Russian, 1890-1962) unique military mixed media painting on paper, an original maquette of a propaganda poster with a poem (In General, Brothers, is it that Way - Just Know that Do not be Shy Bullet, Stick, Shot, Saber, Only Know that Beat and Beat), 1922.
Antique Arena Inc
Sep. 25, 2021
WWII RUSSIAN CARICATURE PAINTING BY CHEREMNYKH
Est: $100 - $150
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Russian, 1890-1962) original mixed media (ink and gouache) painting on paper, Disarmament, 1922. Signed and dated lower left. Titled lower to the center. Additionally signed upper left. This caricature is about two important historical events: The Washington Naval Agreement (1922) and Moscow Conference of 1922.
Antique Arena Inc
Sep. 30, 2020
GREAT SOVIET ANTI-RELIGION POSTER 1931
Est: $750 - $1,000
GREAT SOVIET ANTI-RELIGION POSTER 1931. Comprising a large and impressive vintage color lithograph poster "The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles" by famed Soviet graphic artist Mikhail M. Cheremnykh (1890-1962). Here is depicted the "Holy Spirit" at top rendered as a capitalistic bag of money descending upon figures ("apostles") representing the major religions, Islam, Catholicism, Russian Orthodoxy and Judaism all whom greedily grab the gold coins falling from above. Published by IZOGIZ Moscow-Leningrad 1931, and artists name printed lower right in Russian, M.Cheremnykh. Mounted on linen. 40.25 inches x 27.75 inches (102 x 71 cm). Strong bold colors and in a good state of preservation. Unframed. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
May. 23, 2019
MIKHAIL CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962). [THERE HE IS, THE SCOURGE OF CAPITALISM.] Set of 6 ROSTA windows. 1921. Each 17x14 inches, 43x35 cm.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
MIKHAIL CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) [THERE HE IS, THE SCOURGE OF CAPITALISM.] Set of 6 ROSTA windows. 1921. Each 17x14 inches, 43 1/4x35 1/2 cm. Condition varies, generally B+ / B: tears and tape-repaired tears at edges; creases at edges and in image. Hand-cut stencil with watercolor, on thin paper. "ROSTA windows were Agitprop posters created by artists and poetslike Cheremnykh, Mayakovsky, Moor, Nuremberg, and Volpin for theRussian Telegraph Agency (ROSTA). They were usually displayed inwindows and often painted with cardboard stencils rather than printed."Glavpolitprosvet No. 204. Rosta p. 6.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 28, 2018
TASS Window #1085: The New German Divisions. ca. 1944.
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
ARTIST: MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) SIZE: 42 x 52 1/2 in./106.7 x 133.3 cm DESCRIPTION: "The New German Divisions," TASS Window No. 1085 proclaims. "Hitler Youth instructor Axmann formally reported to Hitler that of youth born in 1928, 70% have been dispatched to the army (newspapers say)." The caption below can be read as "Two feet off the pottie," emphasized by the mocking addition of the chamber pots these Hitler Youth have attached to their rifles; colloquially, "knee high to a mosquito" an old Russian expression referring to self-aggrandizing young people who arrogantly assert their opinions, despite their lack of life experience. In 1919, Cheremnykh established the ROSTA Studio in Moscow, cofounded the satirical magazine Krokodil, and was the set designer for the State Theater of Opera in Minsk, before helping to organize the TASS studio in Moscow, designing its first poster in June 1941 and receiving the Order of Stalin medal in 1942. This is a hand-colored pochoir. (War; Propaganda)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Aug. 02, 2017
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962). [DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT UPON THE APOSTLES.] 1930. 41x28 inches, 104x 71 cm. Izogiz, Mo
Est: $800 - $1,200
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) [DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT UPON THE APOSTLES.] 1930. 41 1/4x28 1/4 inches, 104 3/4x 71 3/4 cm. Izogiz, Moscow. Condition B+: replaced losses, repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins, some affecting image; creases and restoration along unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds. "This state-sponsored poster . . . makes vividly clear the Soviets'' continuing effort to discredit the major state enemies, Czarist officers and Russian clergy of all faiths. The top hat, symbolizing upper-class wealth, is dropping gold coins to the greedy priests, rabbi and Czarist officials. The words printed above the hat ... are ironic: they negate the sense of the quotation from the New Testament, Acts II, ''The Holy Spirit descends on the apostles,'' sarcastically suggesting that priestly piety is a sham" (Magnes p.86). One of at least two versions, this one is the rare, larger lithograph. A smaller chromo-lithograph version exists from 1932. Magnes 35.
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May. 25, 2017
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962). [WORKERS OF THE WEST, TAKE YOUR PLACE AT THE BENCH TOGETHER WITH THE WORKERS OF THE USSR.]
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) [WORKERS OF THE WEST, TAKE YOUR PLACE AT THE BENCH TOGETHER WITH THE WORKERS OF THE USSR.] 1930. 39x27 1/4 inches, 99x70 cm. Izogiz, Moscow. Condition B+: repaired tears, replaced losses and restoration in margins, some affecting image; creases and restoration along unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds.
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Mar. 18, 2017
A GROUP OF EIGHT ORIGINAL SOVIET POSTER STENCILS BY MIKHAIL CHEREMNYKH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962)
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
A GROUP OF EIGHT ORIGINAL SOVIET POSTER STENCILS BY MIKHAIL CHEREMNYKH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962) featuring various anti-capitalist caricatures, executed as stencils for the printed posters, circa 1920s, gouache on paper, each approximately: 61 x 50 cm (24 x 19 3/4 in.)
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Feb. 11, 2017
A RUSSIAN SATIRICAL ANTI-RELIGIOUS DRAWING BY CHEREMNYKH, CIRCA 1920S
Est: $300 - $400
CHEREMNYKH, MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962), Anti-Religious Drawing, circa 1920s, gouache on paper, 32 x 24 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in), signed on front. LOT NOTES Cheremnykh studied with K. A. Korovin and S. V. Maliutin at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture from 1911 to 1917. He taught at the V. I. Surikov Moscow Art Institute from 1949 to 1962, becoming a professor there in 1950. Cheremnykh was the creator of the OKNA ROSTA and one of the creators of the OKNA TASS. He worked for several newspapers and for the magazines Krokodil (from 1922), Bezbozhnik u Stanka, and Smekhach. Cheremnykhs work is rich in satiric allegory and symbolism, tending toward grotesque solutions that have a tremendous effect upon the viewer. In his posters and caricatures dealing with international and domestic topics, he frequently used montages of drawings devoted to related subjects and different graphic techniques. Cheremnykh also worked as a book illustrator and as a stage artist. A recipient of the State Prize of the USSR in 1942, he was also awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor and various medals. PROVENANCE INFORMATION The current lot comes from the collection of the esteemed collector and art critic Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. Kholodkov acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout the 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, Viktor 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 exhibition 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 istitutions. His unique selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Aug. 03, 2016
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962). [COMRADE, TRIPLE YOUR VIGILANCE.] 1933. 42x31 inches, 108x80 cm. Ogiz-Izogiz, Moscow.
Est: $600 - $900
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) [COMRADE, TRIPLE YOUR VIGILANCE.] 1933. 42 1/2x31 1/2 inches, 108x80 cm. Ogiz-Izogiz, Moscow. Condition B+: creases at edges and in image and along horizontal fold; minor tears and losses in margins and image. Paper.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 30, 2016
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Russian, 1890-1962) Tass No. 973 "Patriots of Poland...", 1944
Est: $300 - $500
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Russian, 1890-1962) Tass No. 973 "Patriots of Poland...", 1944, Pochoir poster, from an edition of 600. Size: 52.25" x 29.25", 133 x 75 cm (sight); 55.75" x 32.75", 141 x 83 cm (frame). Provenance: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia.
Material Culture
Mar. 12, 2016
A GROUP OF NINE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL-SATIRIC DRAWINGS BY M. M. CHEREMNYKH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
A GROUP OF NINE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL-SATIRIC DRAWINGS BY M. M. CHEREMNYKH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962) created for publications in magazines Krokodil, Bezbozhniy Krokodil, Bezbozhnik and Bezbozhnik u Stanka during the 1920s-1940s: a) Counter Offer, 1936, charcoal and watercolor on paper, 48.5 x 39.2 cm (19 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.), title, date and publisher`s notes on verso b) Historic Reference, 1937, India ink, graphite, and collage on paper, 46 x 35.8 cm (18 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.), date and publisher`s notes on verso c) Re-forged, 1940, watercolor, charcoal and India ink on paper, 31.5 x 44.5 cm (12 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.), date, publisher`s stamp and notes on verso d) Two Clerks Discussing the Results of Harvesting, watercolor and chalk on paper, 47 x 36 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.), publisher`s notes on verso e) Losses, 1941, 40.5 x 32 cm (15 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.), date, publisher`s notes and stamp on verso f) Fervent Scrimmage in the Cafe, watercolor and ink on paper, 35.5 x 28.3 cm (14 x 11 1/4 in.) g) In the Dentist`s Office, 1944, India ink on paper, 29.2 x 21 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.), title, date, publisher`s stamp and notes on verso h) A Teacher and Two Pupils, 1927, India ink on paper, 29 x 25.5 cm (11 3/8 x 10 in), signed lower right, inscribed at the bottom front; title, date and publisher`s notes on verso i) Strike of the Hungry and the Unemployed, India ink on paper, 10 x 32 cm (3 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.), signed lower right; publisher`s notes on verso Accompanied by a clipping from a newspaper featuring Cheremnykh`s illustrations.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Mar. 12, 2016
A GROUP OF NINE ANTI-RELIGIOUS DRAWINGS BY M. M. CHEREMNYKH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962), DATING FROM 1923-1931
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
A GROUP OF NINE ANTI-RELIGIOUS DRAWINGS BY M. M. CHEREMNYKH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962), DATING FROM 1923-1931 created for publication in magazines Krokodil, Bezbozhniy Krokodil, Bezbozhnik, and Bezbozhnik u Stanka during the 1920s-1940s: a) Priest Pulling the Boots off of a Deceased Man, 1923, India ink, graphite, and collage on paper, 13.7 x 53 cm (5 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.), signed and dated lower right; titled on verso b) God`s Fool, Tisha, and the Horse Merchants, 1923, ink and graphite on paper, 24.7 x 37.5 cm (9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.), inscribed along lower edge on front; inscribed and dated on verso c) The Lusty Clergy, 1928, India ink and gouache on paper, 31 x 36.1 cm (12 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.), publisher`s stamps and notes on verso d) The Priests, 1924, India ink on paper, 35.8 x 34.5 cm (14 x 13 1/2 in.), inscribed with publisher`s notes on verso e) Dismantle the Collectives, 1930, India ink and gouache on paper, 29.5 x 42 cm (11 5/8 x 16 1/2 in.), title, date and publisher`s notes on verso f) Pop Pahom, a Northern Folk Tale, 1937, pencil on paper, 43.5 x 39 in. (17 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.), inscribed and stamped with publisher`s stamps on front and verso g) The Priest and the Dead, India ink, charcoal, and colored pencils on paper, 46.5 x 58.5 cm (18 1/4 x 23 in.), inscriptions along the bottom edges; publisher`s notes on verso h) Two Drawings on Allah, 1923, India ink on paper, 35.5 x 27 cm (14 x 10 5/8 in.), titled and dated on verso i) The Pope Births a New Christ from the USSR, 1931, India ink, collage, gouache and graphite on paper, 54 x 42 cm (21 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.), title, date and publisher notes on verso Accompanied by a clipping from Bezbozhniy Krokodil featuring Cheremnykh`s illustrations.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Feb. 11, 2016
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962). [PEASANT WOMEN, GO INTO THE COLLECTIVE FARMS!] 1930. 41x28 inches, 105x72 cm. Izogiz, Mosc
Est: $600 - $900
MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) [PEASANT WOMEN, GO INTO THE COLLECTIVE FARMS!] 1930. 41 1/2x28 1/2 inches, 105 1/2x72 1/2 cm. Izogiz, Moscow. Condition B: replaced side margins; restored losses in bottom corners; repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 29, 2014
CHEREMNYKH, M. Comrade, Triple Your Vigilance…, an IZOGIZ Windows Series Poster, 1933
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Tovarish, bditel’nost’ utroi… [Comrade, Triple Your Vigilance…], an IZOGIZ Windows series poster by Mikhail Cheremnykh. Published by OGIZ-IZOGIZ, Moscow-Leningrad, [1933]. 108 x 81 cm. This poster was part of the propaganda campaign instigated by the Stalin’s call for ?revolutionary vigilance” (in his ?Results of the Five-Year Plan” speech, 1933). Stalin asserted that ?former have-beens have wormed their way into our plants and factories, … and, principally, into the collective farms and state farms”, and that these ?remnants of the hostile classes” will try to wreck and plunder the Soviet economy. Former kulaks were seen as particularly dangerous, as ?they can play on private property habits and survivals among the collective farmers, the individual farmers of yesterday who are now members of collective farms”. One can’t help but note that continued use of the Agitation Window format through the Soviet years was founded on the success of the ROSTA Windows operation ran by Cheremnykh and Mayakovsky in 1919-1921. For more on the artist, see lot 11.
Mercer and Middlesex Auctions LLC
Jun. 29, 2014
CHEREMNYKH, M. with Mayakovsky, V. Nothing To Eat. No Seeds to Plant…, 1922
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nechego yest. Obsemenit’sya nechem… [Nothing To Eat. No Seeds to Plant…] , a striking Famine Relief campaign poster by Mikhail Cheremnykh (1890-1962, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation) to text by Vladimir Mayakovsky (1892-1930). Published by Glavpolitprosvet (the Directorate of the Enlightenment Commissariat tasked with the education of the adult population, with the emphasis on political education - see also notes to lot 7), Moscow, 1922. 70 x 106 cm.Mayakovsky’s authorship could be guessed without scouring the literature; just in case, we have located the poster’s caption in The Complete Works of Vladimir Mayakovsky, GIKhL, Moscow, 1957 (vol. 4, p. 196). The accompanying commentary identifies Cheremnykh as the poster artist. The pair was the driving force behind the ROSTA Display Windows posters production; in 1922, the poet and the artist reunited to work on a series of Famine Relief posters for Glavpolitprosvet.
Mercer and Middlesex Auctions LLC
Jun. 29, 2014
CHEREMNYKH, M. The Worker Kicked the Capitalist Out…, 1919
Est: $600 - $900
Vygnal trudyashiysya kapitalista… [The Worker Kicked the Capitalist Out…], a poster by Mikhail Cheremnykh (1890-1962, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation). VTsIK Publishing, Moscow, 1919. 78 x 53.3 cm.This poster comes from the same series as the poster in the previous lot, and again features the appearance of Lenin as a cartoon character.
Mercer and Middlesex Auctions LLC
Jun. 29, 2014
CHEREMNYKH, M. Once Upon a Time the Bourgeoisie Lived Well…, 1919
Est: $600 - $900
Zhili sebe pozhivali burzhui… [Once Upon a Time the Bourgeoisie Lived Well…], a poster by Mikhail Cheremnykh (1890-1962, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation). Published by VTsIK Publishing, Moscow, 1919. 71 x 54.5 cm.Cheremnykh is a major name in the history of the Soviet poster art, primarily because of his important role in the ROSTA Windows operation. This simply executed early poster could be, to a degree, considered a direct forerunner of his ROSTA posters, as it first demonstrates the artist’s ability to convey a political message in a humorous and imaginative manner. The poster is organized as a sequence of cartoons. Former ruling classes try to re-enslave workers and peasants with the help of foreign troops, but the working men join the Red Army, defeat the enemy, and live happily ever after. One remarkable thing about Cheremnykh’s design is that it includes a figure easily recognizable as Lenin. Cheremnykh was likely a bit concerned about Lenin’s reaction to being depicted as a cartoon character, even a sympathetic one - but he was reassured, on at least one occasion, by Lenin himself (at the same time, Lenin warned the artist not to try the same with Clara Zetkin, as she may take umbrage). The incident is reported by Stephen White in The Bolshevik Poster, who found it mentioned in a memoir by the engraver N. Pavlov. White discusses the posters produced by Cheremnykh for VTsIK in late 1918 and 1919 in considerable detail, and considers his work highly influential. Notably, Deni’s early works reuse several of Cheremnykh’s design ideas.The Siberian-born artist was a graduate of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (class of 1917). He produced posters through his whole artistic career and was popular as a caricaturist. He was also an accomplished book illustrator - his works in this genre often exhibit a high degree of sophistication and would provide a jarring contrast when put side to side with his early VTsIK posters.
Mercer and Middlesex Auctions LLC
May. 29, 2014
CHEREMNYKH Mikhail 1890-1962
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
CHEREMNYKH Mikhail 1890-1962 5 Posters out of a serie of 8 N°1, 2, 3, 5, 6 ROSTA windows Provenance Mme Nina Babourina, Moscow 53 x 37 cm each
The Bru Sale Gallery
Jun. 05, 2013
CHEREMNYKH, MIKHAIL (1890-1962) - Poster "Sektant-kulatskiy Petrushka"
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
CHEREMNYKH, MIKHAIL (1890-1962) Poster "Sektant-kulatskiy Petrushka" , Moscow, Aktsionernoye obschestvo AKhR, 1925. Lithograph, 91 by 71 cm. Edition of 25,000.
MacDougall's
Aug. 01, 2012
MIKHAIL CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962). TASS WINDOW #1008. 64x29 inches, 162x75 cm.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MIKHAIL CHEREMNYKH (1890-1962) TASS WINDOW #1008. 64x29 3/4 inches, 162 1/2x75 1/2 cm. Condition B / B-: losses in top and bottom margins; losses along vertical and horizontal folds; tears in image. Paper. Framed.
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