BOOK OF INDIVIDUAL ILLUSTRATIONS TO KRYLOV'S FABLES BY VALENTIN ALEXANDROVICH SEROV. Published in 1951 by Moscow-Leningrad's "State Publishing House of Fine Art," this book contains illustrations to Krylov's fables by Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (Russian, 1865 - 1911) who was one of the best draftsmen of the Russian realistic school. Serov worked on it for 15 years during his years of creative maturity with inspiration, impeccable skill, and subtle humor. The album includes about 98 individual illustrations (format 32.5 x 44 cm) placed in a folder (cardboard, embossed calico).
