Igor E. Grabar (1871–1960) was a painter, restorer, educator, museum worker, professor. The most well known of his pictures are February Azure (1904), Cornflowers. A group portrait (1914), Pears on a blue tablecloth (1915), Self-portrait with a palette (white coat) (1934).
The margins of the postal block provide an image of Self-portrait with a palette (white coat) (1934, State Tretyakov Gallery) by I. Grabar against the background of the artist’s workroom; the stamp features his painting Frost. Sunrise (1941, V.P. Sukachov Irkutsk Regional Art Museum).
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Format of the block |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + bronzed paste + partial varnishing + security system |
Frame 12 |
50 × 37 mm |
124 × 83 mm |
30 thousand blocks |