Michail Karasik

(1953 - 2017)

2786

Песнь песней царя Соломона

King Solomon's Song of Songs

Leningrad: MK, 1988

492 x 330 mm. 8 sheets 

Edition: 20. Copy no. 4/20

 

 

An album of seven lithographs in black and white illustrating King Salomon’s Song of Songs. The compositions are printed in two tones created by the use of both hair brush and lithographic crayon. The text above the illustrations and on the title page is written with a reed pen. The seven lithographs and

the title page are on separate sheets, inserted into a card folder. The artist printed the album in an edition of 20 copies. Of these 10 have a cover in black and white and 10 a colour cover. A booklet with a German translation of the song as well as an explanatory text written by Kagan was added.