A watercolor on paper costume design sketch depicting a man with a sword for the production of Dinner of Evil Jokes, attributed to Vera Mukhina, Russian, Soviet, 1889 to 1953. Signed and titled lower center. Unframed. Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina was a prominent Soviet sculptor and painter. She was nicknamed as the queen of Soviet sculpture. People's Artist of the USSR, full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, laureate of five Stalin Prizes. Collectible Soviet Theater Related Avant Garde Artworks, Russian Fine Art For Collectors.