Rare Collection of Soviets Propaganda Posters
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Caption – Bey, koli, goni, beri v polon! Loose translation – Beat, if you want, drive, take it in full! – Author: V. S. Ivanov " Beat, if you want, drive, take it in full!" Russian Soviet WWII Poster. Iskusstvo Publishing House. 1942. The poster’s caption can be traced to a paragraph in the book Nauka pobezhdat’ [Science of Winning] by the great 18th century Russian military leader Alexandr Suvorov. The text in the upper right corner is a quote from the Stalin’s November 1941 speech: "Be inspired by the heroic images of our great ancestors." Viktor Semyonovich Ivanov (1909-1968) – Honored Artist of the RSFSR (since 1955), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (since 1958), Winner of State Prizes (1946, 1949). He graduated from the Moscow Art School "In Memory of 1905" (1929), the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1933), and the studio D.N. Kardovsky. In the pre-war years, he created about twenty political posters. The best works of the war years � " Multiply our glory "(1942), " To the West "(1943), " We drink the water of our native Dnieper, we will drink from the Prut, Neman and Bug! " (1943). Worked in easel graphics, illustrations, author of paintings. Among the numerous posters created by the artist, a special place is occupied by the series "V. I.". Lenin" (1961-1967, awarded the gold medal of the USSR Academy of Arts in 1967). Author of the book "How to create a poster".Paper, printing typographic. 830×565 mm. 32 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.~~ DEAR BIDDERS, Please View More Detailed Close-Up Images by visiting our website – Sofedesignauctions.com ~ Thank you ! ~~~~~~. Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For additional information, including condition reports, please contact us at [email protected]
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