Bal de la Grande Ourse, organisé par l'Union des Artistes Russes - programme avec envoi de Larionov, 3 affiches originales et 4 prospectus

Extremely rare ensemble including a catalogue-program on laid paper, 3 original broadsides and 4 flyers announcements printed on colored paper (salmon, pink, blue and yellow) for the Bal de la Grande Ourse organized by the Union des Artistes Russes in Paris, held on May 8, 1925. Not at the NYPL or the Houghton Library. 
The folio broadside announcement (49.5 x 32.5 cm) is printed on both sides on laid paper and illustrated with a drawing by Cubist painters Auguste Herbin and Henri Laurens, folded in half; with two alternate printings of the same broadside printed on thin blue paper, folded in half or in four.
Housed in a chemise and slipcase with a brown morocco spine.

Cover drawings for the catalogue by Herbin, Laurens, Larionov and Léger. The catalogue includes illustrations by Picasso, Gontcharova, Larionov, Léger, Rodchenko, Vassilief, Melnikoff, Frenkel, etc.

Rare copy on laid paper of the program for the Union des Artistes Russes ball on the theme of constructivist architecture, exceptionally signed by Michel Larionov at the bottom of the cover. The contributors of the catalogue include Bernouard, Brunelleschi, Bourdelle, Brancusi, Cendrars, Chagall, Delaunay, Foujita, Gleizes, Laboureur, Soupault, Tzara and Valadon. In addition to the masked ball, events such as the dance performance "Ballet Synthétique" and the "Balcon Poëtique", consisting of fragments of modern poetry readings on the balcony railing, were organized. Other events at this avant-garde ball included the "Space Walk", the "Invisible Orchestra" and a "Japanese Dramatic Theater", a composition by Claude Debussy entitled "Cake Walk".

A rare ensemble representing "a fascinating intersection of Russian émigré culture and the vibrant Parisian art scene of the early 20th century" (Libraries of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston).