Russian Realism: Paintings from the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
December 7, 2008- February 24, 2009
Russian art has long been a great mystery to even the most frequent museum enthusiast and rarely discussed as thoroughly as the history of art in Western civilization. Just recently, many people, and like institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts, London, have begun to explore the connection between the involvement of Russian artists and collectors and those in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. Russian Realism will explore the Russian contributions and reactions to the Modernist scene in Paris, the Machine Age, and the revival of realist strains in the 1930s to 1950s.
This world-class exhibition features one hundred works from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia. Don’t miss your chance to see highlights of traditional Russian painting from the State Tretyakov Gallery and the story of the great legacy established by Pavel Tretyakov.
Left: Portrait of Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov, Ilya Repin, 1901. Oil on canvas. Acquired by the Council of the Tretyakov Gallery, inv. 762. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Center:Kremlin Churches, Fydore Alexeyev, c.1800. Oil on canvas. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Acquired in 1920, inv. 4631. Right: Still life with statuette by Korolev, Alexander Kuprin, 1919. Oil on canvas. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Inv. 4389
Organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.