For sale is this special portrait drawing, a find near Chartres a short while ago.

The drawing, executed in pencil on 20th century paper, depicts a portrait of a military man, presumed to be Jozef Stalin (1878-1953), the former Secretary-General of the Russian Communist Party (see inscription back side).

Authorship : the drawing is from the (most likely) Russian School.

Period : ca. 1920.

Size : 25,7x17,5cm.

Condition : Good.  Some scattered dirt throughout.  Slightly foxed.  Right side top : traces of folding.  Bottom side slightly damaged.  Unframed.

Shipping : flat shippingrate 16$.  Shipped as International Registered Mail (with trackingn°).  Shipped in a tube.  Combined shipping available.
Please note that shipping delays (beyond the estimated delivery by ebay) are possible by exception (mostly caused by a local customs check our a handling delay by local postal services).  In this case you can contact me and I will do my best to help you out.
I also offer an express shipping service (handling mostly by DHL).  This service is at a cost double of the indicated shipping cost in the listing.  In case you prefer this service, I must ask you to indicate this to me in a message as quickly as possible after a sale, giving me the oportunity to modify the invoice.