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Rare 1989 Soviet Art Monograph: "David Kakabadze" (Sovetsky Khudozhnik)

For modern art historians, collectors of Soviet avant-garde, and scholars of Caucasian culture, this 1989 original Soviet hardcover monograph is a fundamental retrospective text. Published in Moscow by Sovetsky Khudozhnik (Издательство «Советский художник»), David Kakabadze: Album (Давид Какабадзе) presents an exhaustive overview of the life, art, and theoretical legacy of David Kakabadze (1889–1952).

Printed on heavy coated art paper (мелованная бумага) with crisp modern typography, this volume brings together scores of high-fidelity color reproductions and rare archival documents.

Master of Georgian Modernism, Cubism & Landscape

David Kakabadze bridged traditional Georgian aesthetics with European modernism, studying in St. Petersburg and working in Paris (1919–1927) alongside figures like Alexander Archipenko. Key sections of this monograph include:

• Curated Visual Works: High-grade color plates of his famous patchworked Imeretian landscapes, biographical portraits, theater set designs, and famous 1919 murals for Tbilisi's Khemerioni literary cafe.

• Parisian Non-Objective & Abstract Period: Full coverage of his biomorphic metal-and-glass reliefs and constructivist spatial compositions created in France.

• Theoretical Treatises: Published excerpts of Kakabadze's pioneer essays on art theory, dynamic form, and stereoscopic cinema originally printed in Paris (Bulletin de l'effort moderne, 1926).

• Comprehensive Reference: Complete with a detailed biographical essay by Academician Vakhtang Beridze and a 150+ entry bibliography of historical publications.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Давид Какабадзе: Альбом (David Kakabadze: Album)

• Subject: David Kakabadze (1889–1952)

• Compilers: V. V. Beridze, D. Sh. Lebanidze, M. Zh. Medzmariashvili

• Publisher: "Sovetsky Khudozhnik" Publishing House (Москва)

• Publication Date: 1989 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's hardcover

• Print Stock: Heavy coated art paper (мелованная бумага)

• Classification: Soviet Avant-Garde / Georgian Painting / Modern Art Monograph

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Hardcover boards are clean, flat, and rigid with minimal shelf wear at the tips.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Page & Plate Quality: Interior leaves and image plates are clean and unmarked, exhibiting bright color saturation on high-grade stock. Free from marginal notes, library stamps, or page creases.