Soviet Counter-Revolutionary poster ARTIST : Anonymous During the revolution of the 1917 working class managed to overthrow the bourgeois social state, declaring the society without classes. The state belonged to the people in general and nobody in particular. This ideology ruled the country for the next 70 years. Poster text reads ''Deserter of Work'', ''The Deserter of Work Becomes the Voice of the Counter-Revolution''. A friend writes My Russian''s a little rusty but this definitely is a Soviet poster about how ''deserters in the workplace'' are lackeys of the counter-revolution. That pretty much rules out it being printed in 1916, which was a full year before the October Revolution and a couple years before they started to put out these kind of production posters (probably not until the ''War Communism'' period of 1918-1920, and perhaps later). To me, this looks more like something from the 1920s or 1930s so, while we are not quite sure of the exact date of this masterpiece, or of its provenance, there is no doubt of its impact, or its artistry. Condition A, mounted on linen. 28 x 34.5 inches DB 316, $1800 Additional photos and information are available upon request. Shipping worldwide is also available - pricing listed below is for surface mail - expedited shipping is available at an additional cost and will be calculated at the time of purchase. All of our items are vintage, non-reproduction pieces. We thank you for your interest and invite you to check out our other items for sale on this site. Status: For Sale Reference#: DB_316 Condition: A Year: 1920''s circa Country: Russia Height: 34.5 in. (87.63 cm) Width: 28 in. (71.12 cm) Title: 1920''s Russian Poster - ''Deserter of Work'' Original and WOnderful! Style: Realist Materials: paper, linen

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