Kovsh

1908-1917

18 cm 13.6 cm 11.8 cm

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Khlebnikov has whimsically interpreted the Russian folk tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh. Legend has it that the city submerged itself in a lake to avoid capture by the Mongols during the 13th century. Old Believers, in particular, members of the schismatic group which bro...

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Leo Kaplan, New York; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., May 24, 1978, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
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en
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