The Twilight of the Tsars: Russian Art at the Turn of the Century

London: South Bank Centre, 1991. Softcover. Glossy plum wraps with color illus. and white lettering. 318 pp. full of color and bw images. Brochure from the exhibition included. VG- (Clean and tight with only minor soiling at lower right corner from page turning). Item #146457
ISBN: 1853320684

Catalogue to accompany the exhibition held at the Hayward Gallery, March-May 1991 during the South Bank Centre's Russian Festival. Includes the Russian Style Moderne and Moscow Style Moderne, with all they entail: architecture, paintings, graphic arts, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, drawing and design. Includes works from both the Tretyakov Gallery and the Russian Museum. With thorough essays by several authors on Fedor Shekhtel, Symbolist Literature and more; a chronology; and each section and item well-annotated. A beautiful catalogue of the Art Nouveau style in Russia.

OCLC: 26097508

Price: $29.97

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