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.