MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010

7 June 2010

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A Poster Design of Lenin Arriving in Petrograd

* 521. SAMOKHVALOV, ALEXANDER 1894-1971

A Poster Design of Lenin Arriving in Petrograd signed

Collage, watercolour and gouache on paper, laid on board, 68.5 by 91 cm.
60,000-90,000 pounds


The celebration of the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution in 1927 was an event of special significance for Soviet Russia. The country’s most respected painters and graphic artists were invited to design decorations and propaganda material f


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