Large format, measures approx. 20 ¼" x 15". The image size is approx. 16 ¼" x 11". This is a print from the original linocut, made by the artist and hand-signed by him. The handwritten signature is in the bottom right-hand corner under the image, in pencil. The artwork is an illustration to a scene from Hans Christian Andersen's 1835 fairy tale "The Tinderbox" about a soldier in possession of a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three huge mighty dogs to do his bidding. This is the moment when the soldier has one of the dogs transport the sleeping princess to his room. The ve

Large format, measures approx. 20 ¼" x 15". The image size is approx. 16 ¼" x 11". This is a print from the original linocut, made by the artist and hand-signed by him. The handwritten signature is in the bottom right-hand corner under the image, in pencil. The artwork is an illustration to a scene from Hans Christian Andersen's 1835 fairy tale "The Tinderbox" about a soldier in possession of a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three huge mighty dogs to do his bidding. This is the moment when the soldier has one of the dogs transport the sleeping princess to his room. The verso features the title and artist's name in the lower left-hand corner and the art salon's ink stamp in the lower right-hand-corner with the Soviet-era price of 2 roubles and 30 kopeks.

In outstanding, excellent condition. The image is absolutely pristine. The paper around it shows very minor shelf wear and small corner bumps, not very noticeable or detractive.

Ivan Ivanovich Khokhlov (Иван Иванович Хохлов, 1945 - 2009) was a renowned Soviet Russian painter, master of graphic arts, illustrator and writer of children's stories and fairy tales. His illustrations to fairy tales by various writers are known and loved by millions of Russian- speaking children.

Please note that the pen in our photo is for size reference.
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