Thirty Five Russian Primitives
Paris: A La Vieille Russie, 1931. Softcover. Stiff wraps with maroon lettering. Originial glassine jacket. 115 pp. 21 BW plates. More
Paris: A La Vieille Russie, 1931. Softcover. Stiff wraps with maroon lettering. Originial glassine jacket. 115 pp. 21 BW plates. More
Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo izobrazitel'nogo iskusstva (State Fine Arts Publishing House), 1954. Hardcover. Blue cloth with bw paste down on front cover. 144 pp. Profuse bw illustrations. In Russian. Illustrations of Maxim Gorky's work by Soviet artists. More
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 1945. Paperback. Grey paper wraps with black lettering. 6 un-numbered pages, 81 pages with no illustrations. The sale catalogue from the items auctioned on May 1 and 2, 1945, the main draw of which was Bunchuk's library. 455 items total, each described in detail. "Russian..... More
London: Sotheby's, 1980. Softcover. Green illustrated wraps with black lettering. Unpaginated with bw and occasional color illus. List of estimated prices laid in; sheet of hammer prices stapled inside front cover. Catalogue of objects sold at auction on May 14, 1980, the property of a member of the Russian Imperial..... More
Tokyo: Seibu Museum of Art, 1982. Paperback. White wraps, glossy multi-colored dust jacket with black, white, and blue lettering. 352 pp. BW and color illustrations. Text in Japanese, Russian, and English. Catalogue of an exhibition from October 24 to December 6, 1982 at the Seibu Museum of Art. More
Moscow: Gos. izd-vo izobrazitelnogo iskusstva, 1957. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards; Black titling and gilt decoration at spine and front cover; Approx. 200 pp.; 100 color plates. Text in Russian; Nice oversized plates. The collection of paintings by Russian artists in the holdings of the Tretyakov. More
St. Petersburg: Editrice Compositori, 1997. Softcover. White pictorial wraps; 164 pp.; Numerous color and bw figures. Accompanied an exhibition of the collection of Alexander Fyodorovich Onegin, in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of Pushkinskii Dom of the Russian Academy of Sciences; 805 items listed; Includes glossary of terms. More
Moskva: Slovo, 2004. Hardcover. Black cloth with silver lettering; cranberry color-pictorial dj with Cyrillic lettering; 256 pp. with 342 color plates. Text in Russian. Works arranged chronologically. The Russian Imperial Collection in St. Petersburg, with beautiful reproductions and excellent, thorough text material. Interiors, sculptures, paintings, etc. More
New York: The Vendome Press, 2004. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; sage & color illustrated dust jacket; 256 pp.; 344 plates and photos, 257 color and 77 bw. Offers an overview of the private collections of art of Russia's leading (or once-leading) families, including the Yussupovs, Sheremetevs, Volknoskys, Demidovs, Moroznov..... More
New York: Guernsey's, 1988. Softcover. Black & illus. wraps, unpaginated, crammed full of BW illus. Catalog of a 1988 exhibition and auction that took place at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York City. Interesting, in that these events came just several years before Glasnost and independence in 1991. Articles..... More
Vologda: Izdatelstvo 000 Poligrafist, 2003. Hardcover. Glossy photographic boards with Cyrillic lettering; 203 pp. with duotone illustrations throughout. Text in Russian. Expositions held in St. Petersburg over the years, with a bibliography, list of illustrations, and a list of exhibitions. A lovely book. More
Berlin: Z. I. Grschebin Verlag, 1923. Hardcover. Marbled red boards with red cloth spine and gilt lettering. (Looks like a re-binding.) 251 pp. with 23 full page plates in bw and color. Text in Russian. With an introduction by P.P. Muratova. Shows examples of wood carvings, iconography, sculpture, architecture, paintings..... More
Moscow, Russia: State Tretyakov Gallery, 1986. Hardcover. burgundy boards w/ gilt printing & blind-stamped emblem. 445 pgs w/ glossy pictorial dustjacket. text in Russian. Illustrated throughout; vibrant color plates. More
Paris: La Ministere de Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr, 1982. Softcover. White, glossy illus. wraps with black lettering; unpaginated with 361 items numbered and described and occasional bw illustrations. A catalogue for a sale held May 17 and 18 1982, divided into two days by types of art. More
Saint Petersburg: Palace Editions, 2011. Hardcover. Glossy black boards with color illustration and red/white Cyrillic lettering; dj of same description but different illustration; 216 pp. with color and duotone images throughout. Includes CD Rom. Text in Russian. The publication presents the collections of M. Botkin (1839-1914) and S. Botkin (1859-1910)..... More
Moskva: Tretyakov Gallery, 2013. Softcover. Green and color-illus. wraps with white Cyrillic lettering. French flaps. 160 pp. with color and duotone illus. throughout. Text in Russian. The catalogue from the exhibition of (the record number of) graphic works acquired between 2000 and 2012 by the gallery, including works returned from..... More
Leningrad, Russia: Aurora Art Publishers, 1975. Hardcover. Blue cloth/boards. Gold lettering. Color-illus. dj with white lettering. 393 pp. 171 color plates. Text in Russian and English. Beautiful illustrations of paintings by prominent Russian artists from the museum's collection of nearly 9,000. With an excellent introductory essay in both languages. More
Alexandria, VA, U.S.A. ; Moscow, Russia: Hand Print Workshop International / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, 2000. Softcover. Black and yellow wraps with red/white/black lettering; one color illus. 112 pp. with 34 plates, chiefly in color. Parallel texts in English and Russian. Includes the works of 22 artists, with biographies and..... More
Idyllwild, California: Charles Schlacks, 2009. Softcover. White pictorial wraps; 489 pp.; Numerous bw and color figures. Includes sixteen essays, including "The Fate of Russia's Estate Houses and their Contents, 1917-1930" by Priscilla Roosevelt, "On the Third Front: The Soviet Museum and its Public During the Cultural Revolution" by Konstantin Akinsha..... More
New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1969. Hardcover. light cream cloth boards w/ black & gilt spine plate. 423+ pgs w/ 151 color illustrations, tippied-in plates & bw illustrations. gold pictorial dustjacket w/ vertical priting; protective plastic jacket. plain slipcase. A nice, bright and sharp copy. 1969 Second American..... More
Scottsdale, Arizona: Fleischer Museum, 1998. Softcover. Blue wraps with color illustrations and white lettering; 95 pp. with 73 color images. With 3 essays and a list of plates, with descriptions; beautiful color reproductions and a look into the Russian impressionist style and Russian life. More
Sankt-Peterburg: Dmitry Bulanin, 2003. Hardcover. Navy blue leatherette with gold Cyrillic lettering; black title block on spine; 904 pp.; no illustrations. All text in Russian. Exhaustive reference with 1642 listings. The contents page itself is 14 pp. long. Includes a list of abbreviations an index of names referenced (487 pp..... More
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1971. Paperback. Green and whtie wraps with color illustrations. 189 pp. Approx 120 BW illustrations. Contintuation of price list [fold-out] stapled inside front cover. Sale number 3177 of Parke-Bernet Galleries. Auction held March 23-24, 1971. Features Russian works of art in porcelain, glass, silver, bronzes, enamels..... More
Washington, DC: P. L. Paulson, 1980. Softcover. White wraps with black lettering and decoration; 117 pp. with bw line drawings and illustrations. Includes sections on sculpture (mostly bronzes), enamel ware, and ioconography, with a list of hallmarks. Text in English and an index of names in Russian. More
Saint Petersburg: Gosudarstvennyi Russkii muzei, 2014. Hardcover. Black and color illustrated boards, 120 pp, profusely illustrated in color. Text in Russian. Includes bibliographical references. More