Private Collections in the Exposition of the Russian Museum
Area - 1894.0 sq. m.
Number of exhibits - 1500 items
Completion of the work - 2003
At the end of December 1998 the Russian Museum received a donation of art from local collectors, the brother Jacob and Joseph Rzhevsky. Their donation includes unique works of painting, graphic art, sculpture and applied art. It took more than half a century to put all these works together. Now the collection consists of 470 works mostly paintings and graphic art of the second half of the XIX century. Most noteworthy are the works of Ivan Aivazovsky, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Nikolai Kolmakov, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Boris Kustodiev, Vladimir Lebedev, Ilya Mashkov, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin and others. The jewel in the crown of the art collection is the canvas "Shrovetide" by Kustodiev (1919).
Among donated works of art are:
canvases (136); drawings and watercolours (113); sculpture (11); furniture (Russia, Western Europe) (64); lighting equipment: chandeliers and candelabra (Russia) (15); bronze ash-tray vases (late XVIII century; Russia, France) (6); porcelain and silverware (Russia, Western Europe) (41); clocks (Russia, Western Europe) (21); books (27); miscellaneous items (36).
The estimated value of the donation is - $ 4 810 600.
Following the wishes of the collectors the Russian Museum plans to open a special section in the permanent exhibition of the Stroganov Palace entitled "The Collection of St. Petersburg Collectors the Brothers Jacob and Joseph Rzhevsky".
The idea of conversion of Stroganov Palace into a museum is in keeping with the idea of patronage of art in Russia and art collecting. The Stroganov Palace will open the permanent exposition "St. Petersburg Art Collectors - to the Russian Museum". It will comprise the newly donated collection of the brothers Rzhevsky as well as some other private St. Petersburg collections.
The museum plans to arrange exhibitions connected with the history of art collecting in Russia.
Hence Stroganov Palace, once associated with one of the most famous in Russia dynasties of patrons of art, will acquire its original predestination. Private collections donated to the Russian Museum won't be "taken apart". The museum visitors will see them in their full integrity.
Total cost of the project - $ 1 724 000
including:
lighting, electricity, technical strengthening,
fire alarm and security systems - $ 650 000
exposition display equipment - $ 400 000
restoration of exhibits - $ 60 000
ventilation and conditioning - $ 614 000
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