The Russian Museum

The publication presents the oeuvre of the world famous Russian artist who revealed in his works new figurative possibilities of Impressionism and developed the recognizable style marked by a virtuosic mastery of the line, the richest shading of complicated colour blends and an enhanced emotionality of the pictorial manner. The books starts with comprehensive research articles by Russian and American art historians who trace the evolution of Fechin’s creative career in Russia and the USA and analyze the individuality of his creative manner. The album of illustrations includes about a hundred of the artist’s pictorial and graphic works and is supplemented with the artist’s brief biography and documentary photographs.

The publication was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, The Foundation for International Art and Education (USA), the State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSIZO as well as the U.S Embassy in Russia within the bilateral Presidential Commission for culture, Konstantin Grigorishin, Energy Standard Group and Russkiy Mir Foundation.

The publication acquaints with the oeuvre of the well-known Soviet artist. The works by Alexander Labas are marked by the poetical apprehension of the phenomenon of technical progress and modern urbanized world. The book comprises a scientific article where the specific features of the artist’s plastic and image decision of works are investigated in context of the Soviet culture of the after-revolutionary decade and aesthetics of the Society of Easel Painters that played the principal role in the following evolution of his art. The album section presents painting and graphic works and theatre sketches created by the artist in the 1920’s – 1950’s. The publication is supplemented with statements of the artist’s contemporaries and biography of Alexander Labas.

The publication is prepared in collaboration with the Fund of Assistance for the Preservation of the Creative Heritage of Alexander Labas

This publication accompanies the Second exhibition of the modern photography organized within the framework of the Russian Museum Photobiennale project that was held for the first time in 2009. The short opening article precedes huge album section that is divided into nine thematic sections (Scene, Every Day Life, City, Faces, Still Life, Beauty of Body, Landscapes, Believes, Imagined). The publication is supplemented with an illustrated catalogue that comprises not included in the album section photographs and contains the full list of reproduced in this book works.

The publication is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

This publication is prepared for the birth anniversary of one of the most eminent masters of the Russian painting and acquaints reader with the works by Mikhail Nesterov that reflected the most significant tendencies in the Russian Art and spiritual life of the end of the 19th – first third of the 20th century. The album section is divided into five thematic sections. Each of them is opened with the articles that contain detailed analysis of peculiarities of creative searches of the artist in context of the Russian culture of the 1880’s – 1930’s; his experience in monumental art; pictorial trilogy devoted to the Holy Russia; images of philosophers and religious activists that where created on the turning point of the historical epochs, and portraits of the after-revolutionary time. The publication is supplemented with detailed information on biography of Mikhail Nesterov.

The publication is supported by VTB Bank

The publication acquaints with the oeuvre of sculptor and teacher whose works – portraits of contemporaries, genre compositions and monuments for eminent figures of the history and culture became the notable phenomenon in the history of Russian sculpture on the border of the 19th and the 20th centuries. The album of illustration is preceded with the article where Beklemishev’s creative path is studied and the circumstances connected with the history of creation of some of his significant works are quoted. The publication also comprises the documental photographs that lights up some stages of the sculptor’s life and art, the list of exhibitions where his works were presented, and the detailed information on biography of Vladimir Beklemishev.

With the financial support of OJSC ROSNO

The publication acquaints with the oeuvre of Solomon Rossin, a modern Russian artist who was a representative of non-official trend in the Soviet Art in the 1960-1980’s and nowadays lives and works in St. Petersburg and France. The main themes of his painting and graphic works are the fate of a lonely and unprotected man in modern world as well as the drama of History that is comprehended by the author mainly in the philosophic and religious aspects. The album section is divided into eight theme chapters and accompanied by the articles where Russian and foreign authors trace the artist’s creative path, analyze plastic and thematic sources of his works and their place in a system of Non-conformism of the Soviet time and in Contemporary art. The publication also comprises the author’s memoirs, detailed biography of Solomon Rossin and documental photos that lights up his life and art.

Vyacheslav Mikhailov is a modern Petersburg artist, recognized both in Russia and abroad, who continues and redefines in his works the traditions of painting of the Old masters by plastic means of non-figurative art. The publication comprises articles by Petersburg art-critics who analyze the philosophic content of the master’s oeuvre, and the huge album that acquaints with the series of paintings united by the theme of the Northern Russia and with the less known side of his art such as graphic works created in different years. The publication is supplemented with detailed biography of Vyacheslav Mikhailov and the list of museums and private collections that own this artist’s works.

The publication is devoted to the oeuvre of Karl Brullov as a graphic artist and acquaints with well-known and recently opened graphic works by this master that were created in Italy on the border of the 1820’s-1830’s. The book comprises two scientific articles. The first article lights up the circle of problems, connected with the little-studied side of the master’s oeuvre – his drafts and studies from the Italian models; the second article presents the results of technical expertise of the drawings from the so-called Italian Album by Brullov that belongs to the closed-end Mutual Investment Fund of Art Objects “Atlanta Art”.

The album is divided into 3 sections. The first section presents the works from the Italian Album, the second one – the graphic images of models in Italian costumes, and the third one gives the reader an opportunity to compare the drawings by Karl Brullov from the collection of the Russian Museum and from the Italian Album. The publication is supplemented with the historical information about this album and with information on the artist’s biography.

Supported by the Closed-end Mutual Investment Fund of Art Objects “Atlanta Art”

For the first time this publication acquaints the Russian viewer with the creative oeuvre of the modern Lithuanian artists Sharunas Sauka, his wife Nomeda Saukiene and his son Mikolas Sauka. In works by these artists the reflections on mysterious and frighten sides of a human being are embodied by the expressive means of innovatory European art. This publication comprises four articles by Lithuanian art-critic. The first article analyses the philosophic, ethical and artistic problems in works by members of the Sauka family. The other three ones precede the sections of the album that present the oeuvre of each of the authors. The publication is supplemented with the artists’ biographies.

The exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius City Municipality, K-operator International Cultural Programme Centre; Gloria Moments; VŠĮ "Artkomas".

The publication is devoted to the creative oeuvre of the modern American photographer. The most part of works by Howard Buffett is the result of his sojourn in different corners of the world that are situated far away from the civilization. The album divided into five thematic sections is preceded by the forewords by the Russian and foreign specialists and the author’s welcoming word. The publication is supplemented with biography of the artist and information about the Fund of Howard Buffett.

The publication is supported by the Foundation for International Arts and Education (FIAE)