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The Dictionary supplies the career facts not only of well-known artists but also of a great multitude of lesser names. Some 13,000 entries give details such as an artist's date and place of birth (and death), dates and places of study and work, membership of artists' groups, important exhibitions, major paintings, posts held, prizes won and more. This information has been drawn from a compendious variety of published and unpublished sources, including obscure Russian-language catalogues that an individual researcher may find difficult and time-consuming to track down - even assuming he or she has the facility to work in Russian libraries.
More than 300 high quality colour plates illustrate the work of individual painters. Additional background material may be found in the glossary, which describes over 150 important art organisations, exhibitions and artists' groups. Transliteration tables assist the user who may be puzzled by the rendering of Russian names in English.
The Dictionary's impressive sweep and thoroughness make it an indispensable guide for scholars, art collectors, art dealers and auction houses. It is an essential reference library resource.
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Containing biographical details of approxima tely 13,000 painters active in the Russian empire and Soviet Union from 1900 until the 1980s, this text also includes in formation on exhibitions and art schools and is filled with pictures. '
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