The Contemporary Art of Russia series of postage stamps presents the artwork of modern authors who convey the atmosphere of new Russia, its identity and dynamism, demonstrates the techniques and approaches to creating paintings and sculptural compositions that are peculiar to our times.
The postal stamps provide images of the following:
— painting Mid-summer by I. Glazunov (2010);
— painting Portrait of USSR Air Forces Major N. Bazanov. Amderma village by A. Bazanov (2018);
— painting Courtyard in Kolomna by A. Fedulov (1994);
— sculpture The Tale of Tsar Saltan by A. Rozhnikov (2016).
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + bronzed paste + partial varnishing + security system |
Frame 11¾:12 |
37 × 50 mm |
72 thousand stamps |