Something rather special from another era, a wonderful midcentury linocut featuring a view of the Kremlin across the Moskva river. It’s a Russian original, titled ‘Novgorod, Kremlin’ and is signed and dated 1964 by the artist. It hails from a Leningrad gallery and there is a label in Russian on the back with further details (our Russian is too limited to translate sadly!). The image itself is crisp and vivid in a warm colour palette and with confident, deft mark-making by the printmaker, evoking a stylised scene from across the water. The every-day boats in the foreground are juxtaposed with the grand, imposing buildings behind. Although we have cleaned both the frame and glass and given the print itself the gentlest of surface cleans, to truly revive this soviet gem we would recommend seeking the advice of a professional framer / restorer. That said, the print is ready to hang and can be loved and appreciated as it is, marks and all.
