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18.03.2004

Wangenheim, Eleonora Alekseevna

Portrait of I. V. Stalin

1936, Solovki islands

Plywod, crushed rocks, wood

Mosaic - 19.6cm x 19.6cm Frame - 25cm x 20cm

Relief portrait of Stalin in profile, in the form of a mosaic of crushed rocks. Different minerals are used. On the back of the portrait is written in indelible pencil: "А.Ф.Вангенгейм. 1936. Соловки" ["A.F. Vangengeim. 1936. Solovki"] The portrait is in a modern black wooden frame, to which is attached a cord to hanging the portrait.

No damage

Given by E.A. Wangenheim. According to the owner's testimony, the portrait was made by her father, A.F. Wangenheim, from minerals that he found on the islands. The portrait was send to his daughter in 1936.