DOI Heft:
No. 133 (April, 1904)
DOI Artikel:Modern Russian art: some leading painters of Moscow
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19881#0235
Modern Russian Art
M
ODERN RUSSIAN ART: SOME Moscow, three only of which can be said to have
LEADING PAINTERS OF aroused any special interest amongst artists or the
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 " September snow" by f. grabar
216
M
ODERN RUSSIAN ART: SOME Moscow, three only of which can be said to have
LEADING PAINTERS OF aroused any special interest amongst artists or the
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 " September snow" by f. grabar
216