$80,000
miniature painting, done with tempera on varnished article made of wood, commemorating "a transatlantic flight of heroic Soviet pilots from USSR to USA" and depicting portraits of three pilots (Chkalov, Baydukov and Belyakov) with landscape of Kremlin on one side and Brooklyn Bridge with skyscrapers on the other, black exterior decorated with gold-colored patterns, red interior, height: 38. 1 (15 in.), signed lower center from main composition
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2014-06-07