Plate 46 from Arkhitekturnye fantazii: 101 kompozitsiia v kraskakh, 101 arkhitekturnaia miniatiura (Architectural Fantasies: 101 Compositions in Color, 101 Architectural Miniatures)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1933
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 6 15/16 × 5 11/16" (17.7 × 14.5 cm); page (each): 11 3/4 × 8 1/16" (29.9 × 20.5 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Iakov Chernikhov
Artist
Painting
Yakov Georgievich Chernikhov was a Russian architect and graphic designer known for working in the constructivist style. As an architect, painter, graphic artist, and architectural theorist, his greatest contribution was in the genre of architectural fantasy. He was described as the Soviet version of Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Antonio Sant'Elia all at once. His books on architectural design published in Leningrad between 1927 and 1933 was also regarded amongst the most innovative texts of their time.
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- Iakov Chernikhov
- Year
- 1933
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 6 15/16 × 5 11/16" (17.7 × 14.5 cm); page (each): 11 3/4 × 8 1/16" (29.9 × 20.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1933-M126045
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified