Russian Proverb: "The Poor Man Goes Looking for Illnesses; He Runs to the Rich Man of His Own Accord. Health Is the Root of Everything" ("Der Arme sucht sich Krankheiten, Zum Reichen laufen sie selber. Gesundheit ist das Haupt von allem")

Elena Luksch-Makowska Russian

Publisher Wiener Werkstätte

1911

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Title: Russian Proverb: "The Poor Man Goes Looking for Illnesses; He Runs to the Rich Man of His Own Accord. Health Is the Root of Everything" ("Der Arme sucht sich Krankheiten, Zum Reichen laufen sie selber. Gesundheit ist das Haupt von allem")
Artist: Elena Luksch-Makowska (Russian, Saint Petersburg 1878–1967 Hamburg)
Publisher: Wiener Werkstätte
Date: 1911
Medium: Color lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (14 × 9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Object Number: WW.391
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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