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Book illustrations

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Pastor.
№ 38 Pastor.

Pastor.

AuthorBilenky I.M.

Year – 1930s
Size – 42.6x29 (clear).
Technique Paper, pencil, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for M. Twain's novel "Tom Sawyer".

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Puppy.
№ 39 Puppy.

Puppy.

AuthorBrey A.A.

Year – 1938
Size – 18.8x28 (clear).
Technique Paper, black watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for a poem by S.V. Mikhalkov "Trezor".

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Animals.
№ 40 Animals.

Animals.

AuthorAvrutis H.A.

Year – 1970s
Size – 29x22.
Technique Paper, watercolor, ink, whitewash.

Description:
Illustration for the book by M.P. Mikheev "Forest Workshop".

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Titan and his servant.
№ 41 Titan and his servant.

Titan and his servant.

AuthorEliseev K.S.

Year – 1952.
Size – 37х28,5.
Technique Mixed media on paper.

Description:
Monogrammed and dated lower right. A variant of the illustration for Sergei Mikhalkov’s fable “Ivan Ivanovich fell ill…”. S. Mikhalkov. Selected fables. Moscow, 1953. State Publishing House of Fiction GOSLITIZDAT. P. 33.

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Nal and Damayanti.
№ 42 Nal and Damayanti.

Nal and Damayanti.

AuthorFeinberg L.E.

Year – 1957
Size – 36.5x27.
Technique Paper, gouache.

Description:
Signed lower left.

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Underground Prince Hutt.
№ 43 Underground Prince Hutt.

Underground Prince Hutt.

AuthorPivovarov V.D.

Year – 1980s
Size – 27.5x21.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Published in the book Surits, E. Scandinavian fairy tales / intro. Art. V. Kaverina, art. V. Pivovarov. M.: Fiction, 1982. P. 110.

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The heart of Moscow.
№ 43 The heart of Moscow.

The heart of Moscow.

AuthorFedyushkin B.N.

Year – 1990
Size – 24x30.
Technique Paper, gouache.

Description:
Original drawing of an illustration for the book “Heart of Moscow”.

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Kite.
№ 44 Kite.

Kite.

AuthorBogdanova M.I.

Year – 2016
Size – 29.7x41.7.
Technique Paper, liner, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for the book “New Year's Book” by Gianni Rodari.

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The village of Stepanchikovo and its inhabitants.
№ 45 The village of Stepanchikovo and its inhabitants.

The village of Stepanchikovo and its inhabitants.

AuthorGershtein S.I.

Year – 1950s
Size – 55x44.5.
Technique Paper, pencil.

Description:
Signed lower right. Illustration for the story by F.M. Dostoevsky "The village of Stepanchikovo and its inhabitants."

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The Eleventh Commandment.
№ 48 The Eleventh Commandment.

The Eleventh Commandment.

AuthorVechersky Yu.M.

Year – 1960s
Size – 16x25.
Technique Paper, ink, watercolor.

Description:
Sketch of the cover for the book by G. Belenky.

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Baby elephant.
№ 49 Baby elephant.

Baby elephant.

AuthorBorisov A.A.

Year – 1980s
Size – 29x22.
Technique Paper, watercolor, ink.

Description:
Illustration for R. Kipling’s book “The Elephant’s Child”.

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They sent a young lady...
№ 50 They sent a young lady...

They sent a young lady...

AuthorVasnetsov Yu.A.

Year – 1953
Size – 43.5x29.
Technique Lithography.

Description:
Illustration for the book by S.Ya. Marshak "Rainbow-arc".

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Entrepreneur under the sofa.
№ 51 Entrepreneur under the sofa.

Entrepreneur under the sofa.

AuthorSpitsin S.N.

Year – 1950s–1960s
Size – 35x23.
Technique Paper, ink, pen.

Description:
Illustration for the story by A.P. Chekhov's "Entrepreneur under the sofa."

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Chameleon.
№ 53 Chameleon.

Chameleon.

AuthorLavrov P.I.

Year – 1956
Size – 46x36.
Technique Paper, ink.

Description:
Illustration for A.P. Chekhov’s story “Chameleon”.

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Tanks and planes.
№ 54 Tanks and planes.

Tanks and planes.

AuthorYudin V.V.

Year – 1986-1987s
Size – 32x24.
Technique Paper, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for the book by I.I. Strelkova "For the power of the Soviets."

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A tale about a fisherman and a fish.
№ 55 A tale about a fisherman and a fish.

A tale about a fisherman and a fish.

AuthorSokolova G.A.

Year – 1980s
Size – 19x24.
Technique Paper, gouache.

Description:
Illustration for the work of A.S. Pushkin "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish".

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Illustration for the magazine "Ogonyok".
№ 55 Illustration for the magazine "Ogonyok".

Illustration for the magazine "Ogonyok".

AuthorVereisky O.G.

Year – XX century.
Size – 29x37.
Technique Paper, ink, pencil.

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How good it is to be able to read!
№ 57 How good it is to be able to read!

How good it is to be able to read!

AuthorNepomnyashchiy L.M.

Year – 1988
Size – 22.5x10.
Technique Paper, watercolor.

Description:
Illustration for the collection of poems "How to be able to read well!"

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On your birthday.
№ 58 On your birthday.

On your birthday.

AuthorGurevich B.A.

Year – 1985
Size – 27.7x21.7
Technique Ink, pen, gouache.

Description:
Illustration for the book by O.N. Molotkov "On your birthday".

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On your birthday.
№ 59 On your birthday.

On your birthday.

AuthorGurevich B.A.

Year – 1985
Size – 28.7x21.7.
Technique Ink, pen, gouache.

Description:
Illustration for the book by O.N. Molotkov "On your birthday".

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On your birthday.
№ 60 On your birthday.

On your birthday.

AuthorGurevich B.A.

Year – 1985
Size – 28.4x24.5.
Technique Ink, pen, watercolor, gouache.

Description:
Book cover layout by O.N. Molotkov "On your birthday".

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Alms.
№ 62 Alms.

Alms.

AuthorRudakov M.Z.

Year – 1960s
Size – 32x25.3.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Illustration for the story by L.N. Tolstoy's "Father Sergius".

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Conversation.
№ 63 Conversation.

Conversation.

AuthorRudakov M.Z.

Year – 1960s
Size – 38.3x28.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Illustration for the story by L.N. Tolstoy's "Father Sergius".

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Boy and cat.
№ 64 Boy and cat.

Boy and cat.

AuthorGurevich B.A.

Year – 1970s
Size – 35.5x28.
Technique Paper, gouache.

Description:
Illustration for a children's book.

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Watch.
№ 65 Watch.

Watch.

AuthorMoore D.S.

Year – 1945
Size – 24.5x17.2.
Technique Paper, ink.

Description:
Illustration for the story "The Hours" by Jerome K. Jerome.

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On a walk.
№ 68 On a walk.

On a walk.

AuthorBogaevskaya O.B.

Year – 1957
Size – 26x20.5.
Technique Paper, mixed media.

Description:
Illustration for the book “Andryusha goes to school” by N. Nikitich.

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Sailor.
№ 69 Sailor.

Sailor.

AuthorPakhomov A.F.

Year – 1969
Size – 47x30.9.
Technique Paper, lithography.

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

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Charlemagne and a lady.
№ 71 Charlemagne and a lady.

Charlemagne and a lady.

AuthorRudakov K.I.

Year – 1943
Size – 18.7x18.
Technique Paper, ink.

Description:
Signed and dated lower right. Original illustration for the ballad by V.A. Zhukovsky "Roland the Squire".

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Chameleon.
№ 72 Chameleon.

Chameleon.

AuthorRodionov N.V.

Size – 62.2x52.8.
Technique Paper, autolithography.

Description:
Signature in the lower right corner. Illustration for the story by A.P. Chekhov's "Chameleon".

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Baby elephant.
№ 72 Baby elephant.

Baby elephant.

AuthorVinokur V.I.

Year – 1970s
Size – 27x21.
Technique Paper, ink, pen, watercolor.

Description:
Illustrations for the book by E.P. Kotlyar “Burn, burn, amber.”

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