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Ilya Yatsenko at Tsiolovsky Loft
A solo show of the work of Ilya Yatsenko has just closed at the Tsiolovsky Loft Gallery in Kaluga oblast, Russia. After spending many years in Moscow, in 2011 Yatsenko moved to the rural countryside...
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Revisiting Lazare Gallery
Kathy and John with “Portrait of Man in Armchair” by A.T. Danilichev Lazare Gallery is profiled in a new article in Distinction magazine. Since 2003, the gallery has been a destination for American and...
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100 Years Since the Russian Revolution
While a trip to Russia sounds like the standard way to honor and recognize the centenary of the Russian Revolution, as an art lover, I would like to go to London. Currently at the Royal Academy of Arts...
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Nikita Fedosov: Glazes?
Nikita Fedosov stands out as one of the most talented 20th century’s Russian Realist painters. Like Rembrandt, Fedosov used tinted glazes, a technique which allowed him to achieve subtle transitions...
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A Collector- Marjorie Merriweather Post
Recently, in my search for Russian art, I discovered the Hillwood– Estate, Museum & Gardens created by the fabulous Marjorie Merriweather Post (below). Post was an heiress, businesswoman,...
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The Hillwood- A Collection
Previously, I introduced Marjorie Merriweather Post as a collector by providing a brief synopsis of her life. Now, I would like to present some highlights of her collection that I feel encapsulates its...
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An overview of the Peredvizhniki
Peredvizhniki, or the Wanderers, marked a crucial turning point in the history of Russian art. The Peredvizhniki was the artist group, led by Ivan Kramskoi, that revolted against the Russian Academy’s...
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Zabelin, Impressionism, and Rostov
On my first trip to the Lazare Gallery I noticed a painting that looked vaguely familiar. But how could an art gallery so new to me, new in artists, subjects, and styles, have a piece I recognized?...
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Is Rostov pink and what is its history?
On the shore of Lake Nero, sits Rostov. Rostov is a part of the Golden Ring near Moscow. Unique because they are monuments to Russian architecture, the Golden Ring is an example of the Russian...
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Hidden Impressionism
Impressionism was not an exclusively French style, Russia was an active participant in it as well. However, little is known about it due to it’s history of brute criticism. Impressionism in Russia hit...
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