Bidspirit auction | NIKOLAY SAMOKISH UKRANIAN COLOR LITHOGRAPH

NIKOLAY SAMOKISH UKRANIAN COLOR LITHOGRAPH - Nikolay Samokish, Ukranian, 1860 to 1944, color lithograph. The artwork depicts an officer shooting a gun, leaning on the rump of his dead horse. Titled Lower Rank of the Life Guards Cossack Regiment, from the album 'Sketches of N. Samokish from the life of the Guards cavalry, ' St. Petersburg, 1890. Signed in plate lower right. Matted. Nikolay Samokish was a Ukrainian and Soviet painter and illustrator of Ukrainian Cossack descent who specialized in military art and animal painting. During the First World War Samokish was a correspondent for The Russian Sun, one of the most popular patriotic journals in Imperial Russia. He was a recipient of the Stalin Prize in 1941. Collectible Graphic Art, Illustration, Prints And Multiples, Equestrian Genre, Military. Dimensions Frame: 27 x 18 1/2 in. Image: 20 x 13 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good condition. Signs of wear and age. Refer to photos. Sold as is.