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ICONS & RUSSIAN ART

SAINT CATHERINE — RUSSIAN ICON

Late 17th century · Tempera on panel

26.5 × 23 cm · Certified by V. V. Baranov

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Russian Icons and Orthodox Art

VLADIMIR I. YAKOVLEV

Landscape, 1964

Gouache on paper

42.5 × 60.8 cm · Sold €6,400

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