49 83 (SOVIET UNION). “Soshestvie Sv Duha Na Apostolov” [“Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles.”] Text in Russian. 28 x 41.5 inches (71.1 x 105.4 cm). Linen-backed. Moscow, circa 1925. $1200-1800 ❧ Grotesque representatives of each religion are seen fighting over gold coins belonging to an impoverished man of faith, bled dry by the financial demands of his religious superiors. A winged, floating sack of money wearing a top hat, symbolizing Capitalism, presides over the event. 84 (SOVIET UNION). Mendel Marantz. Text in Russian. 28.5 x 41.5 inches (72.4 x 105.4 cm). Linen-backed. Leningrad, c. 1929. $1000-1500 ❧ A poster for David Freedman’s musical comedy Mendel Marantz, the main character of which remained tremendously popular amongst the Jews in the Soviet Union. Lot 81 Lot 83 Lot 82 Lot 84