Bilibin - Boris and Gleb - Public domain dedication image
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Saint Boris and GlebРусский: Святые Борис и Глеб на корабле
THE SHIP: A SKETCH FOR A PANEL
Signed with initials in Latin and Cyrillic and dated 1926 l.r.; further inscribed with the artist's name, titled Le navire and numbered 78watercolour with gouache over pencil on paper with pen and inkimage size: 25.5 by 22cm., 10 by 8 3/4 in.
Ivan Bilibin (1876–1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva, contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists (Russian: Сою́з ру́сских худо́жников) and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR.
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Date
1876 - 1942
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Sotheby's
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public domain