Moe ia: avtoportret v sobranii Russkogo muzeia (My "I": self-portraits in the collection of the Russian Museum)
St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2016. Sewn cl. This catalogue of a large exhibition at the Russian Museum attains several ends. It amasses enough examples —approximately 300 — to create a sense of a distinct genre: the artist's portrait of himself, usually unceremonial, introspective, and in the twentieth century ironic. And the catalogue provides an insightful survey of Russian art not only by providing examples from all periods, but by the detailed captions that sum up the singular characteristics of each artist's style. As the most prolific period in the history of Russian art, the modern period receives the most attention: 239 self-portraits date to the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The catalogue comprise self-portraits in all genres: painting, drawing, prints, sculpture. 183 p., 33 cm., approx. 300 color illus., Rus. Item #1720
ISBN: 9785933325598
Price: $72.00