Alexei Mikhailovich REMIZOV (1877-1957) - Lot 26

Alexei Mikhailovich REMIZOV (1877-1957) Unicorn, 1933 Mixed media on paper. At the foot, under the bilingual Russian and French title, verse 11 of Psalm 91 (92:10 Latin version), followed by verse 1 and preceded by the designation of the unicorn in Russian folklore as "father of all animals". Below this text, a dedication to Lev Issaakovitch Chestov for his cabinet of curiosities, dated 10/23 XII 1933, located Paris and monogrammed. The French text on the header is unrelated to the Russian text. 27 x 18 cm Lev Issaakovitch Chestov [Schwarzmann] (1866-1938), existentialist philosopher, longtime friend of Remizov. Единорог-зверь всем зверям отец и вознесется яко единорога рог мой и старость моя в елеи мастите псалом песне в ден субботныи [Russian art]