Dukh dyshit gde khochet: Vladimir Vasil'evich Sterligov 1904–1973 (The Spirit Breathes Where It Lists: Vladimir Vasil'evich Sterligov)
St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 1995. sewn pb. After studying with Malevich at GINKHUK (State Institute of Artistic Culture) and becoming a talented young proponent of avant-garde painting, Sterligov had a difficult career (including five years as a political prisoner in Siberia). He never toed the Socialist Realist line but continued exploring on the basis of his training among the "classic" painters of the Russian avant-garde and around 1960 formed his own theory of painting which led to his finest work and has productive strands in contemporary Russian art. Catalogue of a Russian Museum exhibition. 136 pp., 7 7/8 x 9 1/2 ins., 38 b-&-w illus., 39 color, sewn pb., Rus. with captions, catalogue, and summary in ENGLISH. Item #3740
ISBN: 5890320025
Price: $42.00