Culver City,
California
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Maker: Aleksei Rezaev
If You Want to Eat Cakes, Then Do not Sit on the Stove
Date Made: 1991
Country: Soviet Union
Measurements: 100 cm x 70 cm; 39 3/8 in x 27 9/16 in
This poster design in a folk art style shows a young man sitting on an exposed brick ledge holding a balalaika. On the table in front of him that includes a color frame is a spoon, three beans, and a cracked pot. The caption on the front of the tablecloth literally translates, “If you want to eat cakes, then do not sit on the stove,” which means “There is no gain without pain.”
Accession Number: 2009.053.102
Item Name: Painting
Credit Line: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris
Collection/Series: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris