MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 1-2 Dec 2010
1 December 2010
* 175. KREITSER, BORIS 1905-1979
Batrachomyomachia c. 1935
Black ink on paper, 33 by 24 cm
1,500-2,000 GBP
While initially the illustrations for the book were commissioned from Kreitser, it was published by Akademia in 1936 with illustrations by Alisa Poret. The same year, Kreitser was charged with spying for Japan. He was only released in 1956.
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