Painting attributed to Tat’jana Mavrina, one of the most influential illustrators and graphic artists of 20th-century Russia. The work is executed with a refined combination of watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper. It features inscriptions including ‘The Clouds Blend with the Poplars,’ the title of the illustrated fairy tale. The composition is part of Mavrina’s body of illustrations celebrating the natural and fantastical world of Russian culture.