GEORGY PETRUSOV Signed 1945 Photograph – LISTED. This is a magnificent original signed black and white photograph by internationally acclaimed photographer. He developed an interest in photography in his youth and began working as a professional photojournalist on moving to. He was particularly concerned with documenting the industrialization of the country after the Revolution of 1917, working until. 1930 for the newspapers. In 1928§30, as head of the information department on the building site of the Magnitogorsk steelworks, he made his powerful series the. Magnitogorsk Steelworks under Construction. See Morozov and Lloyd, pp. 193§7, which shows his characteristic use of low viewpoints, angled shots and dramatic chiaroscuro. From 1930 to 1941 he worked for. And early issues of the magazine were filled with his photographs, which were particularly expressive of the magazine’s own sentiments. His series on life on the cooperative farms, for example. To the Sound of Music. Workers Start the Joint Harvest. 1933; see 1982 exh. 48§9, are especially memorable, inspiring images. Petrusov brought the same strong sense of composition and drama to his portraits and his pictures from World War II, when he reached. With the Soviet Army. From 1957 to 1971 he worked for. (‘Soviet Life’) and other magazines. This spectacular photograph is entitled First Days of Peace in. May 1945 and is signed in ink by the photographer on the verso. It is also stamped with a magazine stamp and inscribed with the title on the verso. It is unframed, measures 15 ½” x 23 ¼” and is in generally good condition aside from some wear at the corners and sheet edges. The item “GEORGY PETRUSOV Signed 1945 Original Photograph LISTED” is in sale since Tuesday, August 26, 2008. This item is in the category “Art\Art Photographs”. The seller is “skf-fineart” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia.
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
- Signed?: Signed
- Date of Creation: Pre-1950
- Photo Type: Gelatin Silver Print
- Subject: Figures & Portraits
- Color: Black & White
- Framing: Unframed
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 10”)
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Features: Signed