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Practice Water Sports, Eastern Block original vintage poster

c. 1950

About the Item

Original poster: Text is in Russian and perhaps Romanian. Archival linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. The text refers to exercise and to enjoy and participate in various sports in the water. The artist is presumed to be K. Dimitrov, but the poster is not signed nor dated. The image has a swimmer in the foreground with sailboats, speed boats, and rowing crews in the background. An all-encompassing original water sports lithograph to encourage people to get out and enjoy the water spaces around them. Only a couple of copies of this poster are known to exist. There is no published date on this poster but auction records estimate it to be around 1950. The artist’s name has also been obtained from auction records as K. Dimitrov. This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.5 in (100.33 cm)Width: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Depth: 0.05 in (1.27 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    linen backed, ready to frame. condition better than posters from this time frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Spokane, WA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 213061stDibs: LU140428778782

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