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

Bring the Bandits to Answer!
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

An Inescapable Date
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Hitler and His Generals
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Osip Maksimovich Brik (Born Moscow, 1888; died Moscow, 1945)

Two Faces
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak (Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964)

The Gauleiter’s Trick, or a Futile Disguise
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Aleksandr Alekseevich Zharov (Born Semenovskaia, 1904; died Moscow, 1984)

The Former Ersatz Landowner
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak (Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964)

Untitled
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968)

"Neutral" Franco
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Vasilii Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (Born Moscow, 1898; died Moscow, 1949)

Our Answer
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Irina Petrova (Birth and death dates unknown)

The Flight of General Manstein
Sergei Nikolaevich Kostin (Born Moscow, 1896; died Moscow, 1968) Irina Petrova (Birth and death dates unknown)

Closed Helmet of Elements of Armor for Foot Tournament at the Barriers
Italian, Milan

Gorget and Close Helmet for Foot Tourney at the Barriers
Italian, Milan

Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols with Accessories
Gunsmith: Jean Le Page (French, 1746-1834) Paris

Old Jail, San Juan County Court House, Silverton, Colorado
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

Untitled (Chicago after the Fire)
Attributed to George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902

Sergei Diaghilev and Vaslav Nijinsky
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Detail of Rotunda, Allen County Court House, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lewis Kostiner American, born 1950

Ruins in Charleston, S.C.
George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902

Sherman and His Generals
George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902