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Alʹtman, Natan Isaevich, 1889-1970

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1889-1970-12-12- - 1970

Biographical / Historical

Nathan Isaevich Altman (Russian: Натан Исаевич Альтман, transliterated: Natan Isayevich Altman; December 22 [O.S. December 10] 1889 - December 12, 1970) was a Jewish, Russian and Soviet avant-garde artist, Cubist painter, stage designer and book illustrator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Altman

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

A Selection of Russian Avant-Garde Works formerly the Property of Kurt Benedikt / Christie's ; Lissitzky E ; Udaltsova N ; Stepanova V ; Rodchenko A ; Popova L ; Altman N ; Exter A ; Malevich K ; Bogomazov A ; Lebedev V., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-17251-17609
Scope and Contents

Auction catalogue. Kurt Benedikt was the co-director of Galerie van Dieman in Berlin and purchased the works directly from the artists between 1922 and 1925. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Paris Moscow 1900 - 1930 / Altman N ; Annenkov Y ; Apollinaire G ; Arp H ; Blok A ; Burliuk D ; Breton A ; Cendrars B ; Delaunay S ; Goncharova N ; Kamensky V ; Khlebnikov V ; Kirsanov S ; Kruchenykh A ; Larionov M ; Leger F ; Lissitzky E ; Mayakovsky V ; Malevich K ; Mallarme S ; Marinetti FT ; Popova L ; Puni I ; Queneau R ; Rodchenko A ; Stepanova V ; Tzara T ; Zdanevich I ; Zdanevich K ; Chernikov I., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-27904-29044
Scope and Contents

Paris-Moscow was one of four major exhibitions curated and designed by the Pompidou Centre dealing with the art connections in Paris and between Paris and three other major cities in the first third of the 20th century. The other exhibitions were Paris-Berlin, Paris-New York and Paris-Paris. The Sackners attended these exhibitions in Paris and purchased these catalogues (first editions) concurrently. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Russian Avant-Garde Book 1910-1934, The / Deborah Wye, curator ; Margit Rowell, curator ; Wye D ; Janecek G ; Altman N ; Annenkov Y ; Burliuk D ; Burliuk V ; Burliuk N ; Chashnik IG ; Chernikov I ; Ender B ; Exter A ; Filonov P ; Gan A ; Goncharova N ; Guro E ; Iliazd ; Kamensky V ; Khlebnikov V ; Kliun I ; Klucis G ; Kruchenykh A ; Kulik K ; Larionov M ; Lebedev V ; Leger F ; Lissitzky E ; Malevich K ; Marinetti FT ; Matiushin M ; Mayakovsky V ; Popova L ; Puni I ; Rodchenko A ; Rozanova O ; Stenberg G ; Stenberg V ; Stepanova V ; Suetin N ; Tarkhanov M ; Tatlin V ; Teige K ; Telingater S ; Tschichold J ; Vesnin A ; Zdanevich I ; Zdanevich K ; Shipley Miller HS ; Bakst L ; Burliuk D ; Chicherin A ; Ermilov V ; Moholy-Nagy L ; Siniakova M ; Sofranova A., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-39009-40946
Scope and Contents

This catalogue, the most extensively illustrated book dealing with Russian avant garde books, was published to coincide with the exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Curated by Deborah Wye and Margit Rowell, the catalogue is organized into the following sections: Transform the World! 1916-33 and Building Socialism 1924-34. The first section includes Suprematism and the Non-objective Vision, Popular Revolutionalry Imagery, Books for Children, Constructivist Graphic Design and Photography and Photomontage. The second section includes Architecture and Industry, Photography in the Service of Propaganda, Non-official Publications. The collection af Russian Avant-Garde books was a gift from the Judith Rothschild Foundation and was conceived and organized by its trustee, Harvey Shipley Miller. An outstanding, detailed web-site of the books in the exhibition is available a www.moma.org/russian/. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Tradition and Revolution: The Jewish Renaissance In Russian Avant-Garde Art 1912-1928 / Altman N ; Lissitzky E ; Annenkov Y ; Bakst L ; Delaunay S ; Goncharova N ; Stepanova V ; Vesnin A ; Bowlt J., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-40790-42765
Scope and Contents

This exhibition travelled to the Jewish Museum in New York. The major part of the exhibition dealt with El Lissitzky's hebrew artworks. The editor was Ruth Apter-Gabriel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987