Russian Design and the Fine Arts 1750-1917
New York: Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. Crimson cloth/boards with gold spine lettering. Glossy, black, color-illus. dj with white/black lettering on turquoise/orange spine. 288 pp. with 300 illus., including 260 full-color plates. VG/VG. (lower textblock as black star discard stamp. textblock partially split; textblock firm, pgs intact. interior clean. dustjacket scuffed & scratch; chip to upper spine). Item #146477
ISBN: 9780810937581
A "hugely rich and intelligent survey" of the history of the Russian national style of art. All aspects of the arts in Russia - architecture, fine and decorative arts, graphic arts, jewelry, theatre, etc., fell under the influence of the Russian Style. Covers several prominent figures: Konstantin Ton, Fyodor Shekhtel, Alexei Venetsianov, Faberge, and others. A sumptuous book. Contents as follows: First attempts to express national identity : 1750-1825. New trends in architecture ; The Russian theme in the fine arts ; Russian art and the historical events of the early nineteenth century ; Venetsianov and his school ; The Russian costume portrait ; the national theme in applied art -- The Byzantine style : 1825-1850. The emergence of the Byzantine style ; Ton and the Church of the Redeemer ; The Byzantine style and town planning ; The Byzantine style in the fine and applied arts. The Russian style : 1850 -1900. The Russian style comes of age ; The folk variety of the Russian style ; Peasant architecture in Russian towns ; The Russian style in store architecture ; Interiors and applied arts -- The neo-Russian style. The birth of the neo-Russian style ; Abramtsevo ; Vasnetsov and Russian Art ; Neo-Russian stage design for the Mamontov circle and the Russian Private Opera : The Abramtsevo church and the carpentry workshop ; Vrubel and the Abramtsevo ceramics studio ; The neo-Russian style in architecture and applied art ; Religious art at the turn of the century ; Religious architecture at the turn of the century ; Church interiors : painting and applied arts ; Russian folk and medieval themes in teh secular, fine and graphic arts ; The Russian avant garde and Russian tradition.
OCLC: 23216676
Price: $29.97