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“Drive to the Collective Farm!”

Auction 71 · Lot 46

“Drive to the Collective Farm!”

Estimate
$4,000–$6,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(SOVIET UNION).

Place

Moscow, 1920’s.

Description

Text in Yiddish.

summary

Representative of the Kolkhoz propaganda campaign, seeking to to break up private ownership and promote collectivization into kolkhoz and sovkhoz farming communities.Depicts a proud modern woman driving a tractor, clearly superseding the traditional Jewish woman, seen in the background, blessing the Sabbath candles.
Framed. 28.5 x 18 inches to mat.
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