AUGUST 2024 SALE OF FINE ARTS & COLLECTIBLES
Lot 119:
Vladimir Lebedev (1891 – 1967), Russian Avant-Garde mixed media work on paper (ink, gouache, pencil) depicting a lady with a sailor. The artwork includes visible elements of Bolshevik propaganda. Framed and matted under glass.
Vladimir Vasilyevich Lebedev to (Russian: ????????? ??????????? ????????) (14 (26) May 1891, in Saint Petersburg – 21 November 1967) was a Soviet painter and graphic artist. He became famous for his exceptional illustrations of the poems of the prominent poet and translator Samuil Marshak, such as Circus, Ice Cream, Tale About a Foolish Mouse, Mustached and Striped, Book of Many Colors, Twelve Months and Luggage.
Provenance: The Collection of William Cervera (5/31/51 – 3/15/22), New York.
14 x 10 1/2 in., (35 x 26 cm.)
Condition: Perfect.
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