FEYTEL MULLYAR (1911-2011) Elder and child with violin

signed in Cyrillic and dated ‘Mullyar 40’ (lower right) oil on pape 33 x 32.5 cm (à vue) Executed in 1940 Feytel Lazarovich Mullyar (1911–2011) was a Russian-Jewish painter, illustrator, and monumental artist born in Odessa. A graduate of the Odessa Art Institute, he contributed to the decoration of the first Moscow Metro stations and created wartime works devoted to the defense and reconstruction of Stalingrad. He illustrated books by Isaac Babel, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Bunin, Anton Chekhov, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Vasily Grossman. In his later years, he devoted much of his work to biblical themes. Upon the buyer’s request, we are pleased to provide a general condition report for the Lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to conduct their own inspection or consult a specialist or restorer of their choice for a comprehensive professional assessment. Any condition descriptions provided in the catalogue or through any correspondence are for guidance only and should not be considered a substitute for a firsthand evaluation. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.