two old postcards of a building with a clock tower in the backgrounddrawing of a view of a large building with a clock towerpencil drawing of a clock tower with a statue in the middle of it
Hermitage Fine Art

138 - IRINA VALTER-MASLAKOVETS (1903–1993)
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Estimate €300 - €400
Description
IRINA VALTER-MASLAKOVETS (1903–1993) Two Views of Leningrad: St Isaac’s Cathedral and a Rostral Column, circa 1920–1930 each signed in Cyrillic ‘Valter’ (bottom left) pencil on paper (i) St Isaac’s Cathedral: 10.5 × 17.5 cm (ii) Rostral Column: 18 × 10 cm Irina Vladimirovna Valter-Maslakovets (1903–1993) was a Russian graphic designer and illustrator. She studied at the Leningrad Vkhutein from 1922 to 1926 under Mikhail Matiushin and was a member of the Zorved art group. Exhibiting from 1929 onwards, she specialised in landscape drawing, animal subjects and book illustration, collaborating with major Soviet publishing houses, including Detgiz and Lenizdat. At the buyer’s request, we will be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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