Lot 137: Valentin Tikhonovich (Soviet/Belarusian,

Valentin Tikhonovich (Soviet/Belarusian, 1909-1978) Lot consisting of: Two Starlings and Sparrow, ink/watercolor/pencil on paper, from the collection of A.E. Belyj, unsigned, original illustration for children's tale Yashka Has Arrived by v. Levdansky, apprx. 8-5/8 x 16-1/8; Roster and Hens at the Backyard, ink/watercolor/crayons/pencil on paper, signed and dated 15.10.51 on the back; registered with official stamp of BelSSR State Publishing House, original illustration for Our birds by Gurlo, apprx. 9 x 6-7/8; Bullfinch, Winter, original illustration for children's book In the Birds' Village by M. Krochka, signed on the back and registered with official stamp of BelSSR State Publishing House, apprx. 5-1/2 x 5; bluejay, ink/watercolor/crayons/pencil on paper, original illustration for children magazine Rainbow #2, apprx. 3-1/4 x 4-3/4; Birds in Winter, ink/watercolor/pencil on paper, original illustration for a children book, unsigned, apprx. 11-1/2 x 8-3/8; Four Blackcocks on a Birch Tree, ink/wate color/pencil on paper, original illustration for a children book, unsigned, apprx. 10-7/8 x 8-1/4; At the Backyard, ink/crayon/gouache/pencil, original illustration for M. Prishvin tale Fox's Bread, signed and registered with official stamp of BelSSR State Publishing House on the back, apprx. 11-1/2 x 8-3/4All inscriptions in Cyrillic.