RUSSIAN WOOD ENGRAVERS
PORTRAIT OF A RUSSIAN
OFFICER. WOODCUT
BY P. PAVLINOFF
most prolific of Russian etchers, and the
fantasy of his themes and his brilliant
execution have given him a peculiar place
in modern Russian art. It was the dearth
of copper that led him to try his hand at
the wood, and he has succeeded here also.
Besides his auto - portrait with Riga
"SELF-PORTRAIT.” WOOD-
CUT BY P. PAVLINOFF
Cathedral in the background, his chief
work is a series of about twenty illustra-
tions for his own romance ** The Days of
Creation/' not yet published, the best of
them being, in my opinion, some realistic
.scenes in which he has achieved some very
decorative and penetrating effects. a
“ SLEIGH WITH COFFINS ”
WOODCUT BY P. PAVLINOFF
27
PORTRAIT OF A RUSSIAN
OFFICER. WOODCUT
BY P. PAVLINOFF
most prolific of Russian etchers, and the
fantasy of his themes and his brilliant
execution have given him a peculiar place
in modern Russian art. It was the dearth
of copper that led him to try his hand at
the wood, and he has succeeded here also.
Besides his auto - portrait with Riga
"SELF-PORTRAIT.” WOOD-
CUT BY P. PAVLINOFF
Cathedral in the background, his chief
work is a series of about twenty illustra-
tions for his own romance ** The Days of
Creation/' not yet published, the best of
them being, in my opinion, some realistic
.scenes in which he has achieved some very
decorative and penetrating effects. a
“ SLEIGH WITH COFFINS ”
WOODCUT BY P. PAVLINOFF
27