Watercolor with gouache on printed page, possibly a design for a powder puff box cover, signed in Cyrillic (Nikolai Mikhaylovich Suetin*, 1897-1954). 13 7/8 x 11 inches. Overall good condition; some small margin imperfections. Unframed for inspection and post-auction shipping.

Provenance: Formerly part of large private collection of Soviet and Eastern European art; now the property of a Russian collector, Dallas, Texas.

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