Nov 19, 2015 - Sale 2399

Sale 2399 - Lot 36

Price Realized: $ 2,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
ALEXANDER ZHITOMIRSKY (1907-1993) GEORGIAN MILITARY HIGHWAY. 1939.
38 3/4x27 inches, 98 1/2x68 1/2 cm. Intourist, [USSR.]
Condition B: restored losses, repaired tears, creases, abrasions and overpainting in margins and image.
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 and roads that cling to the side of the mountain. Intourist pl. 28.