Issues of postage stamp are traditionally dedicated to famous artists, architects, sculptors, their works, and various art trends.
Evgeny Yaranov is an artist and a public figure, an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, a laureate of the A. Grigoriev State Prize of the Republic of Mari El and the Olyk Ipay Prize of the Mari Komsomol. From 2005 to 2020, he was the Chairman of the Mari branch of the Union of Artists of Russia, and since 2009, he has been the secretary of the Union of Artists of Russia. Paintings by E. Yaranov are stored and exhibited in Russian museums and private collections abroad.
Aleksandr Muravyov is a painter and graphic artist, a People's Artist of the Russian Federation and a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. For many years, he was the Chairman of the Irkutsk regional branch of the Union of Artists of Russia. From its founding (1992) until 2010, he was the chief artist of the Sibiryachok regional children's magazine. Aleksandr Muravyov participated in more than 100 Russian and foreign art exhibitions. He has held more than 20 solo art shows.
Postage stamps provide images of the following paintings:
— Ilyusha (2024) by E. Yaranov; and
— Autumn (2000) by А. Muravyov.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + bronzed paste + partial varnishing + security system |
Frame 11½:11¾ |
37 × 50 mm |
51 thousand stamps |