Igor E. Grabar (1871–1960) was a painter, restorer, educator, museum worker, professor.
The most well known of his pictures are February Azure (1904), Cornflowers. A group portrait (1914), Pears on a blue tablecloth (1915), Self-portrait with a palette (white coat) (1934).
The margins of the postal block provide an image of Self-portrait with a palette (white coat) (1934, State Tretyakov Gallery) by I. Grabar against the background of the artist’s workroom; the stamp features his painting Frost. Sunrise (1941, V.P. Sukachov Irkutsk Regional Art Museum).
In addition to the issue of the postal block, JSC Marka will produce First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and St. Petersburg; besides, an illustrated envelope for the postal block with a label and a First Day Cover with cancellation for Moscow and the second emission type: an imperforated postal block on canvas-type designer paper will be issued.
Design Artist: O. Savina.
Face value: 150 rubles.
Block size: 124×83 mm, stamp size in the block: 50×37 mm.
Quantity: 30 thousand blocks (first emission type); 5.5 thousand blocks (second emission type).
Тираж: 30 тыс. (1-я форма выпуска); 5,5 тыс. (2-я форма выпуска).
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