Artist · 6 prints
Nikolai Kupreyanov Prints
About Nikolai Kupreyanov
Nikolai Nikolaevich Kupreyanov was a Russian graphic artist and painter, born on 16 July 1894 in Włocławek, then part of the Russian Empire and now in Poland. He studied in St. Petersburg in the studios of Dmitry Kardovsky and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. In 1922 he moved to Moscow, where he taught at Vkhutemas, the state art and technical school, until his death. He died on 29 July 1933, aged thirty-nine.
Nikolai Kupreyanov first made his name with woodcuts that drew on Russian folk prints (lubok) and on French Fauvist and Cubist printmaking, such as Armored Cars (1918) and Cruiser Aurora (1922). He was a member of the Society of Easel Painters (OST) and later worked in pen and ink and watercolour, in series such as Railway Tracks (1927) and Herds (1926 to 1929).
Nikolai Kupreyanov prints: reproductions of the early Soviet posters Nikolai Kupreyanov designed in 1919 and 1920. Works include Citizens, Protect the Monuments of Art (1919), Books are the source of knowledge. Citizens, take care of the libraries (1920), Third Anniversary! 25 Oct (1920) and Young men and women! Everyone into the Communist Youth League! (1920).
This selection centres on Kupreyanov's posters about education and culture: libraries, adult education and the protection of art and monuments. It also includes a youth recruitment poster, an anniversary poster for the 1917 revolution and an advertisement for a workers' cooperative journal. The designs combine hand-drawn figures and lettering in a few strong colours.
The graphic posters suit home offices, studies, libraries and hallways, and the book and library posters work well near shelves. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
