Oct 27, 2016 - Sale 2427

Sale 2427 - Lot 67

Unsold
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
NIKOLAI ZHUKOV (1908-1963) & SERGEI SAKHAROV (1906-1969) CRIMEE. 1935.
28 1/2x19 1/2 inches, 72 1/2x49 1/2 cm. Intourist, USSR.
Condition A-: minor discolorations in margins; minor creases in image; faded.
"Zhukov was one of the chief artists working at the All-Union Chamber of Commerce in the 1930s when he produced a prominent series of posters entitled 'See USSR'. His many other works for Intourist depicted the people of the Soviet Union, its capitals and provinces" (Intourist p. 109). He also designed several prominent posters for performing arts events. Intourist pl. 26.