Petr’s work is defined by its realism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Repin and the White-Finnish Savages
Petr Mitrofanovich Shukhmin (Born Voronezh, 1894; died Moscow, 1955) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

An Inglorious End
Petr Mitrofanovich Shukhmin (Born Voronezh, 1894; died Moscow, 1955) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Untitled
Petr Mitrofanovich Shukhmin (Born Voronezh, 1894; died Moscow, 1955)

Glory to the Artillerymen!
Petr Mitrofanovich Shukhmin (Born Voronezh, 1894; died Moscow, 1955) Vasilii Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (Born Moscow, 1898; died Moscow, 1949)

Infantry Armor and Targe (Shield)
Master I.P.F. (Italian) Milan

Composite Field Armor
Italian, Milan

Composite Boy's Armor for Foot Tournament at the Barriers
South German; Augsburg

Three-Quarter Field Armor of Anime Construction
Michel Witz the Younger (Austrian, active 1525—60) Innsbruck

Woman under Six Lights
Ralph M. Hattersley American, 1921–2000

"Great Europe," or New Liveries
Petr Ashotovich Sarkisian (Born Moscow, 1922; died Moscow, 1970) Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak (Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964)

Hindenburg and Hitler
Petr Ashotovich Sarkisian (Born Moscow, 1922; died Moscow, 1970) Osip Maksimovich Brik (Born Moscow, 1888; died Moscow, 1945)

The Hour Approaches
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Born Tomsk, 1890; died Moscow, 1962) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Glory to the Soviet Youth!
Mikhail Mikhailovich Solov'ev (Born Moscow, 1905; died Moscow, 1990) Inna Mikhailovna Levidova (Born St. Petersburg, 1916; died 1988)

Untitled
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Born Tomsk, 1890; died Moscow, 1962)

Liberate Our Brothers!
Petr Ashotovich Sarkisian (Born Moscow, 1922; died Moscow, 1970) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

Female Nude Seen from Back
Ralph M. Hattersley American, 1921–2000

Königsberg Is Taken!
Mikhail Mikhailovich Solov'ev (Born Moscow, 1905; died Moscow, 1990) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

"Chicago Riviera", from One-Hundred Views of Chicago
Bronislaw M. Bak (American,1922-1981) printed by Studio Press, Chicago published by Hedi Bak (American, born Germany, active 20th cen.) and Bronislaw M. Bak dedicated to Carl O. Schniewind (American, 1900-1957)

Like Rats from a Sinking Ship
Petr Ashotovich Sarkisian (Born Moscow, 1922; died Moscow, 1970) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

New Year's Fortune-Telling
Petr Ashotovich Sarkisian (Born Moscow, 1922; died Moscow, 1970) Aleksandr Alekseevich Zharov (Born Semenovskaia, 1904; died Moscow, 1984)