Apr 24, 2014 - Sale 2346

Sale 2346 - Lot 33

Price Realized: $ 1,625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
VIKTOR PAVLOVICH SOKOLOV (1923-1980) [DIG OUT AND BURY.] TASS WINDOW NO. 615. 1942.
87x33 1/2 inches, 221x85 cm.
Condition B- / C+: losses at intersections of sharp vertical and horizontal folds; tears, repaired tears, losses, creases and abrasions in margins and image; staining in image; text banners affixed to top and bottom; tape on verso. Six-sheets attached. Paper.
Sokolov was the son of the artistic director of the Tass studio. He is credited with designing about 34 different Tass Windows. For this poster, the text was written by Al. Zharov.