A Russian watercolor painting on paper depicting a scene with a couple, after the original watercolor painting, Sailor and Sweetheart from the series, Rus. Russian types, by Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev, Russian, 1878 to 1927. Probably a maquette for a cover of an issue of the magazine Krasnaya Panorama, Red Panorama. Inscribed in Cyrillic, Red Panorama, upper to the center. Unsigned. Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev was a Russian and later Soviet painter and stage designer. Red Panorama is an illustrated socio political, literary, and artistic magazine. Russian Soviet Era Newspaper Covers and Posters For Collectors. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions: Matte L 16 x W 13 1/4 in. Art L 11 1/2 x W 9 in. All measurements are approximate.