Posts Tagged ‘ Russian art ’

Somerset House's facade on the Strand. Built in 1776 by Sir William Chambers the fine Neoclassical building is home to the Courtauld Institute.

Russian art history has been hijacked by the West

Feb 7th, 2017 | By

  Many Russian Art historians, in Russia, are puzzled by the slew of art exhibitions being organized in the West this year as a celebration of the 1917 Russian Revolution, an event that triggered the 70 year Communist Era that brought brutality, poverty, death and terror. Russia itself, having actually experienced the trauma of 1917,
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Konstantin Yuon, Domes and Swallows, 1921, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Interview: Ivan Lindsay on Masterpieces of Soviet Art

Oct 28th, 2016 | By

Russian Art and Culture, September 29th, 2016. Ivan Lindsay is a London-based art dealer and writer specialising in 20th century Russian paintings and sculpture with a particular interest in art created during the Soviet period. Our Editor, Theodora Clarke, talked to Ivan about his recent book, ‘Masterpieces of Soviet Painting and Sculpture,’ which will be launched on 10 October at Waterstones
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'Masterpieces of Soviet painting and sculpture,' Unicorn Press, London, English and Russian language editions, hardback, September 2016,  edited by Rena Lavery and Ivan Lindsay.

EVENT: 1917: 100 YEARS ON – REFLECTIONS ON ART IN THE SOVIET UNION. THEN AND NOW at The Russian Bookshop, Waterstones Piccadilly, 10 October

Oct 3rd, 2016 | By

1917: 100 YEARS ON – REFLECTIONS ON ART IN THE SOVIET UNION. THEN AND NOW ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION with IVAN LINDSAY, JOHN MILNER AND MARGY KINMONTH Monday 10th October 5.30-6.30pm At The Russian Bookshop, Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HD The Russian Bookshop at Waterstones and Russian Art and Culture are delighted to present a roundtable
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'Masterpieces of Soviet Painting and Sculpture,' hardback, english text (Russian version also available), Unicorn Press, London, Aug 2016, 416 pages.

An important new book on Russian art of the Soviet era is published

Sep 15th, 2016 | By

Several years in the making,  ‘Masterpieces of Soviet painting and sculpture’ has now been published. The book is to be formally launched at Waterstones in Piccadilly in London in October but the English version is already available on Amazon: – https://www.amazon.com/Masterpieces-Soviet-Painting-Sculpture-Lavery/dp/1910787019/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473871923&sr=8-1&keywords=masterpieces+of+soviet This handsome coffee-table sized book is published in separate English and Russian versions, gives
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Korzhev's 'Miner Girl.'

Geli Korzhev exhibition in preparation at the Tretyakov Gallery for March opening

Feb 12th, 2016 | By

An exhibition titled “I have a right” featuring the works of the late Geli Mikhailovich Korzhev is due to open at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow on March 18th and run till June 14th.  This is part of a series of exhibitions that the Tretyakov is devoting to the post-war ‘Severe Style’ artists. Also in
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The head of the Shigir Idol seen in profile.

Shigir Idol in Yekaterinberg confirmed as the world’s oldest wooden monument

Oct 18th, 2015 | By

The Shigir Idol, a Totem Pole type figure, has recently been dated by German archaeologists in Mannheim as 11,000 years old. Accelerated Mass Spectrometry was used on seven miniscule wooden fragments. This dating puts the Idol as 1,500 years older than had been established by tests conducted in Russia in 1997 by G. I. Zajtseva at
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Emirates Place Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Russian Art heads to Abu Dhabi with Art Russe

Jun 27th, 2015 | By

Art Russe, the foundation headed by the entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrey Filatov, is organising a major exhibition of Russian art in Abu Dhabi.  The exhibition will run from the 6 October 2015 – 10 December 2015 and is to be held at the Emirates Palace Hotel. The Emirates Palace Hotel, a palatial building on the
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Deineka's 'Young Engineer', 150 x 101cm

Sotheby’s to test the market for Soviet period paintings in June

Apr 17th, 2014 | By

Sotheby’s have announced they are to sell a selection of paintings from the collection of the Confederation of Artists Union(formerly the Artists Union) in the sale ‘Important Russian Art’ in London on the 2nd and 3rd June.   The Artists Union have some very good paintings as most of the leading Soviet painters were members
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Madonna Liberis by Roerich

Russian art sales in London break previous records

Jun 13th, 2013 | By

  Russian art week was a success after a buying spree that broke several previous records with pounds 50m changing hands, the highest auction turnover since before the credit crunch recession. Dealers also reported good trade behind the scenes.  The bi-annual event saw Mayfair overflowing with Russians as they flew in from the four corners
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Nicolas Roerich, 'Sanctuaries and Citadels,' 1925, Oil on canvas laid down on board, 25 3/4 x 38ins, pounds 500,000 - 700,000, Christie's 3rd June.

Russian art week coming up in London, May 31st – 7th June

May 20th, 2013 | By

Russian week in London is once again upon us and, with the current strength of the Russian economy and worldwide stock markets achieving new highs, promises to be  another record-breaking event. Auctions of rare and valuable Russian paintings, icons, Fabergé and works of art will be held at the four major auction houses which cover
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