Iu. Khod'ko, A. Vasil'eva et al.

Svetskii lubok, konets XVIII – nachalo XX veka iz sobraniia Russkogo muzeia (Popular prints [lubki] on secular subjects, late 18th c. – early 20th c., from the collection of the Russian Museum), 9785933325192

St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2015. sewn cl. The subjects of these popular prints express the folk imagination — tales, heroes of ancient and Russian history, allegories on death and the devil, episodes of courtship, morales of good and bad husbandry, fables of swans, wolves, and bears. The style - garish, dynamic, childlike - shows why the lubok became a vital part of Russian art, distinctive on its own and inspiring other forms of art such as the avant-garde. Engravings on metal, lithographs, and chromolithographs were the methods used by folk artists to produce the prints, and this catalogue of the Russian Museum has a chapter on works made by each method. The text probes how the popular print on secular subjects arose and evolved, what were its subjects at different periods, and which styles amateur artists preferred. A concise biographical dictionary of collectors and artists enhances the book's usefulness as a reference work on the history of the lubok. 96 p., 22 24 cm, 90 color illus., Rus. Item #866
ISBN: 9785933325192

Price: $55.00