The old sorcerer — illustration from the fable «Iaréna» — I. Ya. Bilibin

Description

Color illustration of a bearded sorcerer in traditional Russian costume, holding a wand, in front of a rustic house with a rooster and a hen. The reverse indicates that this is an illustration by I. Ya. Bilibin (1876-1942) for the fable «Iaréna», published by the Soviet Union Printing House in Moscow in 1937. The stamp is canceled with the date 17/VI-37.