Nov 09, 2023 - Sale 2652

Sale 2652 - Lot 146

Price Realized: $ 5,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

ALEXANDER ZHITOMIRSKY (1907-1993)

GEORGIAN MILITARY HIGHWAY. 1939.


39x27 1/2 inches, 99x70 cm. Intourist, [USSR].
Condition B: extensive replaced losses with mismatched overpainting at edges, some affecting image; darkening around edges of image; repaired tears and creases in margins.

The Georgian Military Highway is a 200 km road leading from Tbilisi to Vladikavkaz in the Autonomous Republic of North Ossetia-Alania within the Russian Federation. First mentioned in antiquity by Pliny, the route is known for its picturesque views and roads that cling to the side of the mountain. Intourist pl. 28.