HISTORIC MILITARIA & WARTIME COLLECTIBLES

A SOVIET PROPAGANDA POSTER BY ALEXANDER KRUCHINA

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $150 - $200

Buyer's premium: 25%

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Artist Alexander Kruchina (1905–1987). Moscow, 1958. The inscription on the poster: "Voiny sovetskih vooruzhennyh sil! Bditel’no okhraniayte trud sovetskih lyudey, stroyashih kommunizm!" ["Warriors of the Soviet armed forces! Vigilantly guard the labor of Soviet people building communism”] A soldier in profile is depicted against a background of flying aircraft and military vehicles. The print “Signal instance” means that this is the first copy of the poster that was sent to the publisher as a model. Offset print on paper.

Dimensions : 17.5 x 22.25 in.

Condition : Good, with weak folds.