Svyatyye shestidesyatyye`. Zhivopis', grafika, skul'ptura v russkom iskusstve 1860-kh godov = Holy Sixties`. Painting, drawing, sculpture in Russian art of the 1860s
Saint Petersburg: Palace Editions, 2002. Hardcover. Color-illus. boards with lavender lettering. Color-illus. dj with pumpkin lettering on brown spine. 375 pp. with 337 color plates and several bw figures. Fine/VG+ (minor rubbing to back of dj). Item #150136
ISBN: 5933321001
Text entirely in Russian. This unique publication is dedicated to the "sixties" of the XIX century, the period Chekhov called `the holy time.' Presented are paintings, drawings, sculptures and decorative arts. The publication gives the complete picture of one of the brightest yet most difficult periods of Russian culture and includes two articles on the work of artists, including both well-known masters - F. Vasilev, Ge, Kramskoy, Makovsky, G. Myasoedov, V. Perov, Shishki - and lesser-known artists - E. Dyukker A. Gines , K. Gong, Lev Kamenev, V. Pukirev. Also included is an article about the history of the Russian Museum's collection of works from this period, an extensive chronicle of the social life of those years, the album of rich, color plates, the catalog of works, and biographies of the artists, most of which is accompanied by small, bw portraits.
Price: $50.00