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The Russian Painters of Water 1750-1950.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lyall, Sutherland.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water in art.
- Painting--Russia.
- Painting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (200 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Parkstone International, 2022.
- Summary:
- The Russian painters of water recaptures the impressions of water in the works held at the Russian State Museum of Russian Painters, from the 18th century onward. Among the paintings are works by Sylvester Shechedrin, Ivan Aivazovsky, Polenov. Arkhipov and Repin. Sutherland Lyall narrates vividly and elegantly the exciting and varied appearance of water in the world of Russian art. He invites the reader to discover something of the history and customs of this vast country, and provides an insight into Russian painting.
- Contents:
- Intro
- WATER AND ITS SYMBOLISM
- RUSSIAN CITIES AND WATERS
- THE GREAT EUROPEAN WATERSCAPE PRECURSORS
- OCEANS
- THE NATURAL WATERSCAPE
- THE SNOWMELT
- WATER AND THE WORLD OF ARTS
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Lyall, Sutherland The Russian Painters of Water 1750-1950
- ISBN:
- 9781639199686
- 1639199683
- OCLC:
- 1354207932
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