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Painting Pivovarov V.D. Helicopter.  Paper on cardboard, watercolor, ink.
№ 1 Painting Pivovarov V.D. Helicopter.  Paper on cardboard, watercolor, ink.

Helicopter.

Author: Pivovarov V.D.

Size – 29.5x22.
Technique Paper on cardboard, watercolor, ink.

Description:
Illustration for the book by R.S. Sefa "Unusual Pedestrian".

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Painting Lebedev V.V. Letter "E". 1939 Paper, pencil.
№ 2 Painting Lebedev V.V. Letter "E". 1939 Paper, pencil.

Letter "E".

Author: Lebedev V.V.

Year – 1939
Size – 22.5x17.5.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Signed and dated lower right. Illustration for the book by S.Ya. Marshak "Living Letters".

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. Who to be? 1940s Paper, mixed media.
№ 3 Painting Pakhomov A.F. Who to be? 1940s Paper, mixed media.

Who to be?

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1940s
Size – 29х23,5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Flyleaf of the collection of poems by V. Mayakovsky “Who to be?”

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Painting Rudakov K.I. Mouse King. 1938 Paper, pencil.
№ 4 Painting Rudakov K.I. Mouse King. 1938 Paper, pencil.

Mouse King.

Author: Rudakov K.I.

Year – 1938
Size – 19.5x15.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Original illustration for the fairy tale by E.T.A. Hoffmann "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King".

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. Let's take new rifles. 1948 Paper, pencil.
№ 5 Painting Pakhomov A.F. Let's take new rifles. 1948 Paper, pencil.

Let's take new rifles.

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1948
Size – 32.5x32.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Illustration for the collection of poems by V. Mayakovsky "To Children".

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Painting Korkin Yu.M. By the window. 1965 Paper, gouache.
№ 6 Painting Korkin Yu.M. By the window. 1965 Paper, gouache.

By the window.

Author: Korkin Yu.M.

Year – 1965
Size – 30x22.5.
Technique Paper, gouache.

Description:
Illustration for the book by I.I. Nikitina “I’ll ask my mother.”

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Painting Tyrsa N.A. Foxes. 1940 Paper, watercolor, pencil.
№ 8 Painting Tyrsa N.A. Foxes. 1940 Paper, watercolor, pencil.

Foxes.

Author: Tyrsa N.A.

Year – 1940
Size – 17.5x23.8.
Technique Paper, watercolor, pencil.

Description:
Sketch for the book-album “Zoological Garden”.

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Painting Eliseev K.S. The Lion and the Fly. 1952. Mixed media on paper.
№ 10 Painting Eliseev K.S. The Lion and the Fly. 1952. Mixed media on paper.

The Lion and the Fly.

Author: Eliseev K.S.

Year – 1952.
Size – 37x28.5.
Technique Mixed media on paper.

Description:
Monogrammed and dated lower left. The work was published in the book S. Mikhalkov. Selected Fables. Moscow, 1953. State Publishing House of Fiction GOSLITIZDAT. P. 13.

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Painting Petrov M.F. At the sewing machine.  Paper, gouache.
№ 11 Painting Petrov M.F. At the sewing machine.  Paper, gouache.

At the sewing machine.

Author: Petrov M.F.

Size – 30x24.5.
Technique Paper, gouache.

Description:
Illustration for the book by V.L. Razumnevich "Vasya on the cart".

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Painting Koltsova E.A. Stubborn sparrow. 1991 Paper, pencil.
№ 12 Painting Koltsova E.A. Stubborn sparrow. 1991 Paper, pencil.

Stubborn sparrow.

Author: Koltsova E.A.

Year – 1991
Size – 31x23.7.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Illustration for the book by G.Z. Glushnev "Stubborn Sparrow".

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. Bon appetit. 1962 Paper, lithograph, colored pencils.
№ 13 Painting Pakhomov A.F. Bon appetit. 1962 Paper, lithograph, colored pencils.

Bon appetit.

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1962
Size – 46.6x31.
Technique Paper, lithograph, colored pencils.

Description:
Illustration for a collection of poems by G.M. Novitskaya "Mashenka". Sold.

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Painting Lebedev V.V. Mustachioed-striped. 1938 Paper, pencil.
№ 15 Painting Lebedev V.V. Mustachioed-striped. 1938 Paper, pencil.

Mustachioed-striped.

Author: Lebedev V.V.

Year – 1938
Size – 27x21.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Illustration for the book by S.Ya. Marshak "Mustachioed and Striped".

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Painting Koltsova E.A. Stubborn sparrow. 1991 Paper, pencil.
№ 17 Painting Koltsova E.A. Stubborn sparrow. 1991 Paper, pencil.

Stubborn sparrow.

Author: Koltsova E.A.

Year – 1991
Size – 31x23.7.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Illustration for the book by G.Z. Glushnev "Stubborn Sparrow".

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Painting Pivovarov V.D. Quiet and loud. 1960s Paper, mixed media.
№ 18 Painting Pivovarov V.D. Quiet and loud. 1960s Paper, mixed media.

Quiet and loud.

Author: Pivovarov V.D.

Year – 1960s
Size – 28x21.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Illustration for the book by I.M. Pivovarova "Quiet and sonorous".

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. May Day. 1964 Paper, lithograph, colored pencils
№ 20 Painting Pakhomov A.F. May Day. 1964 Paper, lithograph, colored pencils

May Day.

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1964
Size – 45.5x30.8.
Technique Paper, lithograph, colored pencils

Description:
Illustration for the book "Star". Sold.

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Painting Konashevich V.M. Toads. 1950s Paper, ink.
№ 21 Painting Konashevich V.M. Toads. 1950s Paper, ink.

Toads.

Author: Konashevich V.M.

Year – 1950s
Size – 12.3x19.8.
Technique Paper, ink.

Description:
Illustration for the work of G.Kh. Andersen "Thumbelina".

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. Squirrel and Tamara. 1961 Paper, pencil.
№ 23 Painting Pakhomov A.F. Squirrel and Tamara. 1961 Paper, pencil.

Squirrel and Tamara.

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1961
Size – 33.4x26.4.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Illustration for the book by L. Panteleev “Squirrel and Tamarochka”.

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Painting Ermolaev N.A. There was a road. 1980 Paper, watercolor.
№ 24 Painting Ermolaev N.A. There was a road. 1980 Paper, watercolor.

There was a road.

Author: Ermolaev N.A.

Year – 1980
Size – 34x48.5.
Technique Paper, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for the book by G.A. Yurmina "The Road Was Driving"

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Painting Pivovarov V.D. Aspen.  Paper, watercolor, ink.
№ 25 Painting Pivovarov V.D. Aspen.  Paper, watercolor, ink.

Aspen.

Author: Pivovarov V.D.

Size – 29.5x22.
Technique Paper, watercolor, ink.

Description:
Illustration for the book by R.S. Sefa "Unusual Pedestrian".

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Painting Sokolov-Skalya P.P. Dauria. 1952 Paper, mixed media.
№ 26 Painting Sokolov-Skalya P.P. Dauria. 1952 Paper, mixed media.

Dauria.

Author: Sokolov-Skalya P.P.

Year – 1952
Size – 60x40.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Illustration for the novel by K.F. Sedykh "Dauria".

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Painting Fadeeva T.S. Romeo and Juliet.  Paper, ink, pen, watercolor.
№ 27 Painting Fadeeva T.S. Romeo and Juliet.  Paper, ink, pen, watercolor.

Romeo and Juliet.

Author: Fadeeva T.S.

Size – 22x19.8.
Technique Paper, ink, pen, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for W. Shakespeare's poem "Romeo and Juliet".

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Painting Rakutin Yu.M. Illustration for the novel by V.P. Kataeva "The Lonely Sail Is White."  Paper, watercolor.
№ 28 Painting Rakutin Yu.M. Illustration for the novel by V.P. Kataeva "The Lonely Sail Is White."  Paper, watercolor.

Illustration for the novel by V.P. Kataeva "The Lonely Sail Is White."

Author: Rakutin Yu.M.

Size – 30x21.
Technique Paper, watercolor.

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Painting Konashevich V.M. Toads. 1950s Paper, ink.
№ 30 Painting Konashevich V.M. Toads. 1950s Paper, ink.

Toads.

Author: Konashevich V.M.

Year – 1950s
Size – 10.5x22.5.
Technique Paper, ink.

Description:
Illustration for the work of G.Kh. Andersen "Thumbelina".

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Painting Kanevsky A.M. In defiance of spring. 1970s Paper, ink, watercolor.
№ 31 Painting Kanevsky A.M. In defiance of spring. 1970s Paper, ink, watercolor.

In defiance of spring.

Author: Kanevsky A.M.

Year – 1970s
Size – 26.5x21.
Technique Paper, ink, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for the poem by A.L. Barto "Despite Spring"

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Painting Lebedev V.V. Mustache-striped 1930s Paper, pencil.
№ 32 Painting Lebedev V.V. Mustache-striped 1930s Paper, pencil.

Mustache-striped

Author: Lebedev V.V.

Year – 1930s
Size – 24x20.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Illustration for the book by S.Ya. Marshak "Mustachioed and Striped". Sold.

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. Bon appetit. 1962 Paper, lithography.
№ 33 Painting Pakhomov A.F. Bon appetit. 1962 Paper, lithography.

Bon appetit.

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1962
Size – 54.3x35.8.
Technique Paper, lithography.

Description:
Illustration for a collection of poems by G.M. Novitskaya "Mashenka".

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Painting Suteev V.G. The house manager goes to bed... 1939 Paper, watercolor.
№ 34 Painting Suteev V.G. The house manager goes to bed... 1939 Paper, watercolor.

The house manager goes to bed...

Author: Suteev V.G.

Year – 1939
Size – 17x23.
Technique Paper, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for the book by S.V. Mikhalkov "My friend and I."

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. We are waiting for you, comrade bird, why don’t you fly? 1952 Paper, pencil.
№ 35 Painting Pakhomov A.F. We are waiting for you, comrade bird, why don’t you fly? 1952 Paper, pencil.

We are waiting for you, comrade bird, why don’t you fly?

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1952
Size – 44.4x31.8.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Illustration for the collection of poems by V. Mayakovsky "To Children".

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Painting Pakhomov A.F. Cat. 1920s Paper, charcoal pencil.
№ 36 Painting Pakhomov A.F. Cat. 1920s Paper, charcoal pencil.

Cat.

Author: Pakhomov A.F.

Year – 1920s
Size – 26.2x31.
Technique Paper, charcoal pencil.

Description:
Illustration for R. Kipling's work "The Cat that Walked by itself."

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Painting Vasnetsov Yu.A. Rainbow-arc.  Paper, mixed media.
№ 37 Painting Vasnetsov Yu.A. Rainbow-arc.  Paper, mixed media.

Rainbow-arc.

Author: Vasnetsov Yu.A.

Size – 30.8x24.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Vignette to the poem by S.Ya. Marshak "Rainbow-arc".

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