IVAN YAKOVLEVICH BILIBIN (1876-1942) | DEDICATION WITH SIGNATURE (RUSSIA / RUSSIAN)

1935 | Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Ива́н Я́ковлевич Били́бин) | profession: Painter | country: Russia | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Card with handwritten dedication and signature

Card with a handwritten dedication and signature of the prominent Russian illustrator and theatre designer Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, dated 18 June 1935. Bilibin was one of the most important artists of Russian Modernism, especially famous for his illustrations of Russian fairy tales and stage designs for opera and theatre productions.

Original text in Russian:
"Во воспоминание о первый представлении
"Tsar Saltan" in beautiful Prague.
18/VI 1935
И. Bilibin"

Translation in Czech:
"In memory of the first performance of "Tsar Saltan" in beautiful Prague.
June 18, 1935
I. Bilibin"

A rare collector's artifact associated with one of Russia's most important illustrators and his work on the set design of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan".