The Linnet's Wings | Page 51

WINTER ' FOURTEEN Artist: Ivan Bilibin/Completion Date: 1904/Style: Art Nouveau (Modern)/Genre: Poster "A historical show of art work to help the wounded and those ill warriors of the Army under Royal Emperor Alexandra name" Poster Text Translated: Valery Petrovskiy ... They slump in chairs and on sofas, or lie on the carpet and we have to step over them. Their dishes and cutlery pile by the kitchen sink, we spend a good part of each day washing up. Trying to find love for them in our hearts, or any non-negative emotion, we greet them with cheerful politenes