Lot 264
  • 264

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin
  • illustration from the fairytale The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise
  • signed in Latin and with initials in Cyrillic and dated 1931 l.r.; further inscribed with the artist's name and address in Latin, titled Wassilissa la très sage (choix de la financée) on reverse
  • watercolour with gouache over pencil on paper
  • image size: 27 by 22.25cm., 10 1/2 by 8 3/4in.

Condition

The sheet is sound but the paper has discoloured. The colours are a little faded. Held in a wooden frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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