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Fine Art
Scarlet Flower
- ID:
- 1054
- Inventory number:
- Гр-367 КН-12556
- Type:
- Graphics
- Material:
- paper
- Techniques:
- coloured lithography
- Dimensions:
- 30x35 cm
- Passport:
- 62x47 cm
- Author:
- Oleksandra Yakobson
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Oleksandra Mykolaivna Yakobson was a graphic artist-illustrator, artist of monumental painting. Born on May 20, 1903 in Irkutsk (now Russia). In the 1920s she studied at the Irkutsk Art Workshop-Studio under I.L. Kopylov. She performed works for the Children's State Publishing House. She illustrated folk tales, works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Aksakov, Shishkov, Marshak and other writers. She participated in art exhibitions. From the 1950s to 1960s she created a cycle of autolithographs "Novgorod Region". She died on September 17, 1966. Some of the artist's works are kept in museums in Russia, Ukraine and other countries.
- Date of creation:
- 1961
- Preservation:
- Top and bottom of yellowed paper - horizontal stripes from paper bending
- Location:
- unknown
- Provenance:
- Recorded in the inventory on 01/29/1969. Source of income is not specified.
- Date of record to the inventory book:
- 05.11.1981
Item description from the inventory book:
In the center of the plane with oval edges, on a black background ornamented with flowers there is a bust‑length depiction of a girl holding a raspberry‑colored flower in her hand. Her face is turned toward the flower.
