SAINT CATHERINE — RUSSIAN ICON
Late 17th century · Tempera on panel
26.5 × 23 cm · Certified by V. V. Baranov
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VLADIMIR I. YAKOVLEV
Landscape, 1964
Gouache on paper
42.5 × 60.8 cm · Sold €6,400