Lot Essay
Swans were the totemic bird of the Polovtsians. This is one of a series of illustrations by the artist for the famous Russian saga 'The Lay of Igor's Host'.
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The Swans
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Dmitrii Semenovich Stelletskii (1875-1947)
The Swans
signed in Cyrillic 'Stelletskii' (centre left)
gouache on heavy paper
24½ x 18in. (62.2 x 46cm.)
The Swans
signed in Cyrillic 'Stelletskii' (centre left)
gouache on heavy paper
24½ x 18in. (62.2 x 46cm.)
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