2017-06-15 18:33
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. Impressioni… Read More
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A resource for news and information about Russian Realist art of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries with a focus on investing, collecting, and understanding the movement.
2017-05-28 00:34
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… Read More
2017-05-17 20:00
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 reco… Read More
2017-04-12 23:09
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… Read More
2017-04-04 19:55
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 encap… Read More
2017-03-21 00:29
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 heires… Read More
2017-03-08 23:55
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 subt… Read More
2017-02-23 20:28
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 Acad… Read More
2014-08-20 16:39
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 h… Read More
2014-04-12 18:52
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 co… Read More
2014-03-08 14:55
Viewers admiring the work of Ivan Kugach, Yuri Kugach’s grandson.
A new exhibition of the work of Yuri Petrovich Kugach, his descendents and students is on display at the Russian Acade… Read More
2014-03-06 22:56
Nikolai Sergeyev – Old Poplar Trees 1970
A show of work by three generations of the Sergeyev family just closed at the Heritage Museum in Moscow. The exhibition featured work by Nikola… Read More
2014-02-19 01:21
In a new essay, art collector and gallery director John Wurdeman makes the case for a re-evaluation of Socialist Realism in the Western record of art history. Wurdeman has… Read More
2014-02-19 00:55
As the Winter Olympics take place in Sochi, a new exhibition of Soviet paintings dealing with sports is on display in Moscow. The exhibition, which debuted this winter in London, was organi… Read More
2014-02-10 02:31
Eya in Peasant Blouse – 1933*
The Taos Art Museum in Nicolai Fechin’s former home is holding a new exhibition of the artists work. Fechin, originally from Kazan, emigrated to New… Read More
2013-11-03 15:09
A new exhibition of 19th and 20th century portraiture at The Zimmerli Art Musuem at Rutgers University is giving ample wall space to Russian and Soviet art. The Zimmerli museum is well known… Read More
2013-10-30 19:09
In a recent interview published by Russia Beyond the Headlines, Theodora Clarke discussed the state of Russian Art and her involvement in London’s Russian Art Week.
Russian Art Week, L… Read More
2013-10-30 04:32
The upcoming exhibition of paintings by Socialist Realist painter Victor Popkov has been relocated from London’s Royal Academy to London’s Somerset House. The sudden change of ve… Read More
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