[Original designs for Soviet movie posters] VLADIMIR KONONOV (B. 1924) The barrier of the unknown, 1967

signed in Cyrillic (lower left) tempera on board 102.5 x 65 cm The Barrier of the Unknown is a film by N. Kurichin, produced by Lenfilm in 1961, featuring S. Shalevic, E. Sumskaja Literature: Baburina, L’arte dell’URSS, vol III, Mondadori ed., 2000, illustrated p. 403