137 - LOT of postcards: 1) “Poets and Writers of the Russian Emigration.” A set of 12 postcards published in 1978 based on portraits drawn by E. Klimov, depicting major figures of Russian émigré literature. Complete set. 2) Set of 11 postcards, “Writers and Artists,” featuring portraits of prominent figures from the literary and artistic worlds. Complete set of 11 postcards.

LOT of postcards: 1) “Poets and Writers of the Russian Emigration.” A set of 12 postcards published in 1978 based on portraits drawn by E. Klimov, depicting major figures of Russian émigré literature. Complete set. 2) Set of 11 postcards, “Writers and Artists,” featuring portraits of prominent figures from the literary and artistic worlds. Complete set of 11 postcards. LOT of postcards: 1) “Poets and Writers of the Russian Diaspora.” Portraits by E. Klimov. 1978. 12 postcards based on the artist’s drawings (sketches from life from 1935 to 1977). Complete set in a publisher’s envelope with a dedicatory inscription. 15.3 × 10.8 cm. 2) 11 postcards titled “Writers and Artists.” The postcard “Founders of the Russian School of Painting” is a group portrait of Peredvizhniki artists based on a photograph that was first published in a periodical in 1885; two postcards based on paintings by O.G. Kalmykov’s paintings “A. S. Pushkin by the Sea” and “Kuindzhi Among Pigeons” (“Richard”—Golike and Vilborg Publishing House); postcards issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of A. S. Pushkin, a reproduction of I. E. Repin’s painting “Portrait of A. S. Pushkin Based on Originals by V. A. Tropinin” (Prague, published by “Khutor”), as well as A. S. Pushkin (published by the Pushkin Committee, Paris); A.S. Pushkin based on drawings by N.S. Matveev (published by V.I. Ivanov)—cut in an oval shape; M.Yu. Lermontov (Prague, published by “Khutor”), K. A. Somov’s Portrait of F. K. Sologub (published for the benefit of the St. Eugene Community); a photographic postcard featuring a reproduction of O. Braz’s “Portrait of A. P. Chekhov” (“Richard”—Golike and Vilborg Company), a monochrome reproduction of Y. Styk’s painting “Portrait of L. N. Tolstoy” (Salon de Paris, Paris). 1910s–1930s, mixed collection. Some of the postcards are signed and bear postmarks.