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KUSTODIEV, Boris (1878-1927). Sketch and proof.

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1927. A preparatory sketch for linocut from the unrealized series Narodnie Kartiny [Folk Pictures], together with a proof of the linocut of the same subject (each 360 x 245 mm). Sketch signed with monogram lower left and inscribed in Russian with a traditional chastushka: "I was gathering wild berries and accidentally broke its stem; my darling prefers a simple cat to a fancy hat"; the prrof is marked with artist's monogram in Cyrillic and dated 1927. Framed separately. b. m. kustodiev was the finest russian portrait painter of his generation. Before the Russian Revolution, he was famous for his zaftig nudes and embraced the Bolshevik cause in his subsequent work. His canvases reflected his deep affection for both the Old Russia and the New. Soudeikin shared Kuastodiev's joie de vivre but deserted the Soviet Union for the West.

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