International studio (22.1904)

"MAISONDEDIEU" BYRERtCH

1H /T ODERN RUSSIAN ART: SOME Moscow, three only of which can be said to have
jn/S LEADING PAINTERS OF aroused any special interest amongst artists or the
j V S MOSCOW.
As is well known, the art
world of Russia differs in
many important respects
from that of Western Eu-
rope. This difference
extends even to matters
connected with its official
recognition, the time of
year at which exhibitions
are held for instance; for,
whereas elsewhere exhibi-
tions begin in the spring
and go on throughout the
summer, they are all con-
centrated in Russia into a
couple of winter months,
which is certainly somewhat
surprising when climatic
conditions are taken into
consideration. During
last Christmas holidays
there were no less than
four exhibitions held in
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SEPTEMBER SNOW

BY F. GRABAR