Nikolai Zhukov and Sergei Sakharov Intourist / Crimea vintage poster
Caption Brief: Nikolai Zhukov and Sergei Sakharov, working within the prolific stable of designers commissioned by Intourist, the Soviet state travel agency, use a bold diagonal composition to divide sun-bleached sand and cobalt sea from a screen of lush tropical foliage, drawing the eye toward the promise of a Black Sea idyll. Rendered in the clean, saturated palette typical of the 1930s Intourist graphics, the image sold Crimea to Western travelers as a socialist Riviera—glamorous, modern, and worth the trip behind the Iron Curtain.
c. 1935
28¼ h × 19 w in (72 × 48 cm)
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond B+/A-: with foxing, touch-ups, toning, minor edge tears, and losses.
Literature: Intourist pl. 26 (var)
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Caption Brief: Nikolai Zhukov and Sergei Sakharov, working within the prolific stable of designers commissioned by Intourist, the Soviet state travel agency, use a bold diagonal composition to divide sun-bleached sand and cobalt sea from a screen of lush tropical foliage, drawing the eye toward the promise of a Black Sea idyll. Rendered in the clean, saturated palette typical of the 1930s Intourist graphics, the image sold Crimea to Western travelers as a socialist Riviera—glamorous, modern, and worth the trip behind the Iron Curtain.
c. 1935
28¼ h × 19 w in (72 × 48 cm)
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond B+/A-: with foxing, touch-ups, toning, minor edge tears, and losses.
Literature: Intourist pl. 26 (var)
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Time, Location
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