Auction 75 · Lot 77
“Austro-Russki Zeppelin.”
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(WORLD WAR I)
Place
Russia, c. 1915
Description
Text in Russian.
summary
The poster depicts representatives of Russia’s varied classes and ethnic groups (including a Hassidic Jew) surveying a downed German zeppelin and its enemy crew. To the right below, a poem taunts Austria and Germany, the last lines reading: “Two friends with a like mind, two villains. Despite all their threats, their dreams will not be realized.”
20.5 x 28.5 inches (52.1 x 72.4 cm). Laid down.
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