Lot 1075: Georgiy Kreskentevich Lukomsky (Russian, 1884-1954)

A stage design for Ivan Turgenev's 'A nest of gentlefolk'; The entrance to the Hermitage
the former inscribed 'Georges Loukomski (G.K Loukomski' Le nichet de genti........de Turgenev' (on the reverse); the latter inscribed in cyrillic 'The Kariatids at the entrance to the Hermitage (Leningrad) nowadays destroyed by bombing Monsieur and Madame Barou - best wishes for the New Year' signed also in cyrillic 'G.K Lukomskii' (lower centre)
watercolour and pastel on paper; pastel, watercolour and chalk on paper
10 x 13 3/4 in. (25.4 x 35 cm.); 9 1/2 x 6 in. (24.2 x 15.3 cm.)
two in the lot (2)

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