City of Kitezh, Byliny / watercolour
Literature / legends / Byliny (Old Russian heroic narrative poem).
"The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh".
Watercolour, 1928, by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876–1942). Watercolour and ink on paper, 46.5 × 37cm.
London, Sotheby's,
18.11.1999, Lot 228.
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ID
AKG358505ProductionDate
1928EventDate
1928Credit line
© Sotheby's / akg-imagesCollection
Sotheby's
Category
Art
Culture and Entertainment
Artist
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin
Technique
Painting
Watercolor
Time period
1920S
20th century
2nd millennium A.D.
Topic
Legend (Myth)
Art
Literature
City
Fish
Ornamental Art
Russian Art
City View
Illustration
Under-Water World
Sinking
Work
Bylinen
Legende von der unsichtbaren Stadt Kitesh
High
4002 × 4961 (56.8 MB)
33.9 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpi
Lossless
5732 × 7105 (116.5 MB)
48.5 cm × 60.2 cm @ 300 dpi