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A RUSSIAN AVANT GARDE MIXED MEDIA DRAWING ATTRIBUTED TO LEBEDEV - Vladimir Lebedev (1891 - 1967), Russian Avant-Garde mixed media work on paper (ink, gouache, pencil) depicting a lady with a sailor. The artwork includes visible elements of Bolshevik propaganda. Framed and matted under glass. Vladimir Vasilyevich Lebedev to (Russian: ????????? ??????????? ????????) (14 (26) May 1891, in Saint Petersburg - 21 November 1967) was a Soviet painter and graphic artist. He became famous for his exceptional illustrations of the poems of the prominent poet and translator Samuil Marshak, such as Circus, Ice Cream, Tale About a Foolish Mouse, Mustached and Striped, Book of Many Colors, Twelve Months and Luggage. Provenance: The Collection of William Cervera (5/31/51 - 3/15/22), New York. 14 x 10 1/2 in., (35 x 26 cm.) Condition: Perfect.