Zhizn' i kollektsiia Sergeia Shchukina (Sergei Shchukin: life and collection)
Moscow: Trilistnik, 2002. Sewn cl. As a skillful textile manufacturer, Shchukin had the resources to form a major art collection and his taste was ahead of its time: he chose modern French paintings at a time when artists like Cézanne, Gaughin, and Van Gogh were being mocked by conventional critics. The main theme of this monograph is the role of the collector's taste and vision that enabled him to recognize the greatness of modern artists at a time when they were shunted aside as tasteless innovators. An appendix establishes the content of Shchukin's collection at its apex. 176 p., approx. 200 illus. (some color), Rus. Item #1988
ISBN: 9785894800462
Chapter titles: Gift of foresight; Family background; Peter, Dmitrii, Sergei Shchukin; Beginning of the collection; Gaughin and Cézanne: new setbacks; an ideal patron, a sensational panel painting; Matisse in Moscow; the Moscow avant-garde; magical and hypnotic Picasso; revolution and nationalization of the collection; emigration; collector of the future.
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