Nov 15, 2010 - Sale 2230

Sale 2230 - Lot 14

Price Realized: $ 2,640
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
DESIGNER UNKNOWN SOVIET ARMENIA. Circa 1935.
35 1/2x24 3/4 inches, 90x69 cm.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears in right margin.
Another example of the "westernization" that Intourist was willing to undergo in the 1930s in order to attract foreign visitors. They rightfully understood that the prevailing European artistic trend of Art Deco would be more appealing to potential tourists than social realism.