Requiem
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Requiem

Date Made: 1989
Country: Soviet Union

Method: Tempera paint on fiberboard
Measurements: 100.5 cm x 70 cm; 39 9/16 in x 27 9/16 in

At the bottom of the image is inscription from the poet Anna Akhamatova: "And Innocent Russia Writhed Under the Bloody Boots." In this painting, Stalin’s boots are grinding innocent people and cities into dust.

Accession Number: 2009.053.212

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


		

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