Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar
Moskva-Leningrad: Iskusstvo, 1937. Hardbound. Tannish boards with brownish cloth spine. 9 bw, 25 color plates. Text is in Russian, with the exception of a brief biography at the front in French. More
Russian Artists
Igor Grabar: Pisma 1917 - 1941
Moscow: Izdatelstvo "Nauka" 1977. Hardcover. Black cloth with gold lettering; 423 pp. with bw illustrations. Text in Russian. Grabar was born in Budapest and died in Moscow. He was known for his Russian post-impressionist paintings. The book consists of 357 letters written by Grabar, followed by a chronological commentary and... More
Ilya & Kirill Zdanevich, From Futurism to 41 degrees
San Francisco, Calif. International Exchange Press / Modernism, Inc., 1991. Softcover. Tan wrap, 53pp, 62 b/w and color illustrations. Exhibition catalogue October 31-December 21, 1991 show at Modernism Gallery in San Francisco California of Ilya & Kirill Zdanevich's works. More
Ilya & Kirill Zdanevich, From Futurism to 41 degrees
San Francisco, Calif. International Exchange Press / Modernism, Inc., 1991. Softcover. Tan wrap, 53pp, 62 b/w and color illustrations. Exhibition catalogue October 31-December 21, 1991 show at Modernism Gallery in San Francisco California of Ilya & Kirill Zdanevich's works. More
Sergey Filippov
Moscow: 2003. Hardcover. Color illus. paper over boards; 111 pp.; 1 bw, 1 color photo; 43 color figures; 43 color plates. Parallel text, Russian and English; Includes an essay and artist chronology; Nice full-page plates. More
Seriya "Pis'ma kak Zerkalo Epokhi" Aleksandr Nikolayevich Boys i yego Adresaty: Aleksandr Nikolayevich Benua i Sergey Pavlovich Dyagilev - perepiska 1893-1928 (A series of "Letters as Mirrors of" Alexander Boyce and his Addressee: Alexandre Benois and Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev - Correspondence 1893-1928)
Moskva: Sad Iskusstv, 2003. Hardcover. Glossy grey/yellow boards with bw photo and black Cyrillic lettering on spine; 127 pp. with a few bw images. Text in Russian. First book in a series, "Writing as a Mirror of the Era." Benois was a Russian artist, art critic and founding member of... More
Staronki Zhiccya i Tvorchasci: Kastus Kharashzvich
Tipografia Pobeda, 2006. Softcover. Color-pictorial wraps with 64 pp. and 48 color plates. Text in Russian. Includes an artist biography and a bibliography. More
Stas Borodin
TECCA, 2003. Hardcover. White illus. wraps; 64 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Text in Russian; 290 works listed. More
Vladimir Velickovic Werke 1962-1974
Düsseldorf Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, 1975. BW pictorial wraps. 99 pp. + ads at rear. Profusely illustrated in bw (few folding) and few color plates. Text is in German. More
Vladimir Zhukov: Painting
St. Petersburg, Russia: Modus Vitae Art Center, 2007. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 135 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color plates, some full-page. Parallel text, Russian and English; Includes artist biography. More
YOURY KOROLOV
Paris: LE CENTRE D' ART INTERNATIONAL, 1973. Softbound. BW printed wraps. [16] pp. with 2 large color plates. Text is in French. Lengthy essay by J.P. Tolstoi. More
Dimitri Zjilinski
Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1973. Softcover. Black/orange stapled wraps with Cyrillic lettering; 23 pp. with 11 catalogue works pictured. Text in Dutch. Includes two bw photos of the artist, and introduction, main essay, biography, and list of the 18 works in the exhibition. The show was held September - November 1973. More
Aleksei Akindinov: Zhivopis
Ryazan: A. Akindinov, 2008. Softcover. Green illus. wraps with red lettering; 63 pp. with 71 color images. Text in Russian; with a biography, list of exhibitions, and an essay; each work it titled. More
Martiros Saryan: Paintings Watercolors, Drawings, Book Illustrations, Theatrical Design
Leningrad (and) Madison, CT: Aurora Art Publishers (and)Sphinx Press, Inc., 1988. Hardcover. Blue cloth with yellow embossed design on cover, color glossy pictorial dustjacket. 341 (2) pp., 195 color and 305 bw plates on glossy paper. More
Yuri Grachev: In Search of Freedom, Harmony and Truth
Moscow: State Russian Museum, 2005. Hardbound. Black boards with color illustration and grey lettering; 183 pp. with bw and color images throughout. Text in English (translated); with 6 critical essays; the catalogue is divided into two sections: Moscow and New York, each with a biography, paintings and drawings. Grachev has... More
Michail Wrubel, Der Russische Symbolist
Koln: Dumont, 1997. Paperback. Black softcover with color-illustration and multi-colored lettering. 312 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Text in German. Exhibition; Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, January 25 -13. April 1997, Haus der Kunst, Munich, 8 May-20. July 1997. More
Pavel Fedotov
Moskva: Belyy Gorod, 2000. Hardcover. Color-illustrated, glossy boards with yellow Cyrillic lettering. 48 pp. with color and duotone images throughout. Text in Russian. The works of Russian artist, Pavel Fedotov, including studies and finished paintings. With an essay by Mikhail Allenov and a chronology of the artist's life and work... More
Sarra Lebedeva / Sarah Lebedeva
Moscow: Sovietsky Khudozhink Publishing House, 1973. Hardcover. White cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; Approx. 200 pp.; Profusely illustrated, mainly in bw, but with a few color plates. Text provided in both Russian and English; Includes a short introduction about the sculptor, but most of the book is devoted to... More
Vospominaniya: Tvorcheskaya Sudba Semeinaya Khronika Gody Ucheniya Goroda i Strany Liudi Iskusstva
Moskva: Iskusstvo, 1994. Hardcover. Glossy beige boards with brown decoration and Cyrillic lettering; 225 pp. text followed by 31 pp. color and bw illustrations. Text in Russian. By art historian, professor, and author, Mikhail Alpatov. Autobiographical with several photos of the author throughout his life, including with other artists. Also... More
Malevich: Catalogue raisonne of the Berlin exhibition 1927, including the collection in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; with a general introduction to his work
Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1970. Softcover. Red and white and illus. wraps, front flap, 168 pp., BW and color illus. Text is in English. On cover and spine: Malevich. Revisits this 1927 exhibition of artwork by Russian artist Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (1878-1935). Features illustrated biography, introduction, artist texts, exhibition information... More
Benois
San Francisco: California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1962. Volume 20, No. 5. Softcover. White stapled paper wraps with bw illustration; 8 pp. with 4 bw illustrations. Illustrations by Alexandre Benois for various ballets, including Petrouchka and Giselle. Includes an excellent essay. More
Ivan Korzhev : sculpture
Moscow: Art-Buro XXI, 2011. Limited to 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Black printed boards with color illustration. 160 pp. In Russian and English, parallel texts. Includes examples of sculpture with Biblical themes, historical images and social themes, along with decorative sculpture and graphics. More
Lev Bakst: zhivopis grafika, teatralno-dekoratsionnoe iskusstvo
Moscow: Izobrazitelnoe iskusstvo, 1992. Hardcover. White illus. dj.; Grey cloth over boards; Gilt titling to spine and front cover; 238 pp.; 194 color and bw plates and figures. Text in Russian; A collection of works by Russian painter Leon Bakst; Wonderfully illustrated with many full-page plates. More
Zhizn Khudozhnika, Tom I & II
New York: Izd. Imeni Chekhova, 1955. Softcover. Cream wraps with rose decoration and Cyrillic lettering; Vol. I - 409 pp.; Vol. II - 404 pp. Text in Russian. Aleksandr Benua (Benois) was an artist, art critic and art historian. Son of Nikolai Leont'evich Benua, a prominent St Petersburg architect. After... More
Apollinariy Mikailovich Vasnetsov
Moskva: Gos. Izd. Iskusstvo, 1956. Hardcover. Tan illus. cloth/boards; brown Cyrillic lettering. 173 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Text in Russian. A very thorough work on the life and works of Vasnetsov. Includes a lengthy, chronological list of works, a list of relevant literature, a bibliography, and the list of illustrations. More