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Vienna, 1908. Publisher's wrappers. Book measures: 15 x 16 cm. Unpaged: b/w plates. Text in German. This copy shows signs of wear, with the first 10-15 pages being loose and the wrappers chipped and faded.<br /> <br /> On the brink of transformative events in artistic culture, Russia witnessed a mystic revival of ancient traditions. Amidst a transitional era between the declining patriarchal world and a burgeoning modern society yearning for social reform, Russian artists rediscovered their ancestral roots. The artists rejected Western academic precision in favor of a rougher, more national aesthetic, employing Russian techniques reflective of their individual temperaments. However, their technical mastery varied, with some still influenced by French styles.<br /> <br /> The exhibition catalog showcases the intersection of Austrian and Russian art movements in the early 20th century. The exhibition featured Malyutin, Kustodiev, Lanceray, and others, while painters like… Read More

Moscow: State Historical Museum, 1907. Publisher's wrappers. Book measures: 18 x 11 cm. 16 pages. Text in Russian. A very good copy.<br /> <br /> The "XXXV mobile exhibition of paintings: catalog" from 1907 is a significant publication related to the Peredvizhniki, a notable group of Russian realist artists known in English as The Wanderers or The Itinerants. This catalog documents the 36th exhibition of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions, which took place in December 1907 in the halls of the Historical Museum in Moscow.<br /> <br /> Peredvizhniki was an artists' cooperative formed in the late 19th century as a response to the rigid academic restrictions of the time. The group evolved into the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions in 1870, with a mission to make art more accessible to the public by organizing traveling art exhibitions throughout Russia.<br /> <br /> The catalog includes a detailed list of artworks displayed at the… Read More