A GROUP OF NINE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL-SATIRIC DRAWINGS BY M. M. CHEREMNYKH (RUSSIAN 1890-1962)
created for publications in magazines Krokodil, Bezbozhniy Krokodil, Bezbozhnik and Bezbozhnik u Stanka during the 1920s-1940s:
a) Counter Offer, 1936, charcoal and watercolor on paper, 48.5 x 39.2 cm (19 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.), title, date and publisher`s notes on verso
b) Historic Reference, 1937, India ink, graphite, and collage on paper, 46 x 35.8 cm (18 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.), date and publisher`s notes on verso
c) Re-forged, 1940, watercolor, charcoal and India ink on paper, 31.5 x 44.5 cm (12 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.), date, publisher`s stamp and notes on verso
d) Two Clerks Discussing the Results of Harvesting, watercolor and chalk on paper, 47 x 36 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.), publisher`s notes on verso
e) Losses, 1941, 40.5 x 32 cm (15 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.), date, publisher`s notes and stamp on verso
f) Fervent Scrimmage in the Cafe, watercolor and ink on paper, 35.5 x 28.3 cm (14 x 11 1/4 in.)
g) In the Dentist`s Office, 1944, India ink on paper, 29.2 x 21 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.), title, date, publisher`s stamp and notes on verso
h) A Teacher and Two Pupils, 1927, India ink on paper, 29 x 25.5 cm (11 3/8 x 10 in), signed lower right, inscribed at the bottom front; title, date and publisher`s notes on verso
i) Strike of the Hungry and the Unemployed, India ink on paper, 10 x 32 cm (3 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.), signed lower right; publisher`s notes on verso
Accompanied by a clipping from a newspaper featuring Cheremnykh`s illustrations.