Gennady Spirin

Lot 5149: SPIRIN, GENNADY. B.1948 "Marissa and the Peasants," watercolor,

Name: SPIRIN, GENNADY. B.1948 "Marissa and the Peasants," watercolor,
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 506fdd6481

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:

BonhamsNew York, NY, USDecember 15, 2011

Item Overview

Description

"Marissa and the Peasants," watercolor, 183 x 121 mm, illustration for Maria Konopnicka, O gnomakh i sirotke Maryse (Moscow: "Dom," 1991).

Born near Moscow, Spirin earned his reputation as one of Europe's most exciting children's book illustrators before emigrating to the United States where he continues to work today. In 1983, he won the Golden Apple at the "Biennale of Illustrations" in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, for these exquisite illustrations of Marissa and the Gnome.

Artist or Maker

Gennady Spirin

Auction Details

Fine Books and Manuscripts

Bonhams

December 15, 2011, 12:00 PM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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