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Russian and Soviet Views of Modern Western Art, 1890s to Mid-1930s
I Dorontchenkov
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Paperback. From the first Modernist exhibitions in the late 1890s to the Soviet rupture with the West in the mid-1930s, Russian artists and writers came into wide contact with modern European art and ideas. This book presents Russian and Soviet views of Western art during this critical period of cultural transformation. Editor(s): Dorontchenkov, Ilia; Gourianova, Nina. Translator(s): Rougle, Charles. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 368 pages, 42 b/w photos scattered. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
From the first Modernist exhibitions in the late 1890s to the Soviet rupture with the West in the mid-1930s, Russian artists and writers came into wide contact with modern European art and ideas. Introducing a wealth of little-known material set in an illuminating interpretive context, this sourcebook presents Russian and Soviet views of Western art during this critical period of cultural transformation. The writings document complex responses to these works and ideas before the Russians lost contact with them almost entirely. Many of these writings have been unavailable to foreign readers and, until recently, were not widely known even to ... Read more
From the first Modernist exhibitions in the late 1890s to the Soviet rupture with the West in the mid-1930s, Russian artists and writers came into wide contact with modern European art and ideas. Introducing a wealth of little-known material set in an illuminating interpretive context, this sourcebook presents Russian and Soviet views of Western art during this critical period of cultural transformation. The writings document complex responses to these works and ideas before the Russians lost contact with them almost entirely. Many of these writings have been unavailable to foreign readers and, until recently, were not widely known even to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Documents of Twentieth-Century Art
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520253728
SKU
V9780520253728
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About I Dorontchenkov
Ilia Dorontchenkov is Professor at the Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts and at the European University in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has also taught in the Department of Slavic Languages at Brown University.
Reviews for Russian and Soviet Views of Modern Western Art, 1890s to Mid-1930s
"Dorontchenkov presents the ... reader with a great throng of opinionated Russian museum visitors as they react to Western painting." Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Highly recommended... A basis for well-informed art history and its social history in Russia."
Patricia Railing Journal Of Incorm "This is a thoughtfully composed volume, informative and compelling, a delight to read."
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Patricia Railing Journal Of Incorm "This is a thoughtfully composed volume, informative and compelling, a delight to read."
Layla Bloom ... Read more