Retrospective Exhibition 225 Years USSR Academy of Arts – Complete 2-Vol Catalog

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Ретроспективная Выставка 225 Лет Академии Художеств СССР — Каталог в двух книгах (Retrospective Exhibition: 225 Years of the USSR Academy of Arts — Complete 2-Volume Catalogue) A stunning and rare complete 2-volume catalogue published to mark the 225th anniversary of the USSR Academy of Arts — one of the world's most prestigious art institutions, founded in 1757. Publication details: Editor: S.P. Tolstov (С.П. Толстов) Publisher: Изобразительное Искусство (Izo. Iskusstvo), Moscow Year: 1983 Language: Russian Pages: ~600 per volume Print run: 20,000 copies Format: Hardcover, 17.5 × 25 cm Volume 1 — 1757–1917 covers: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Graphics, Theatrical-Decorative Art, Decorative-Applied Art, Documents and Publications Volume 2 — 1917–1982 covers: Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, Theatrical and Cinematographic Art, Architecture, Monumental Art, Art History, Documents Both volumes include portraits and biographies of artists, sculptors and architects, full lists of their works for the period under review, and partial reproductions of major works. Condition: Good/Very Good vintage condition. Light age wear to covers. Internally clean, well-preserved pages. A rare complete set covering 225 years of Soviet and Imperial Russian art history. Ideal for collectors of Soviet art, art historians, researchers of Russian culture, and lovers of Socialist Realism and Imperial Russian art. Shipping from Rīga, Latvia.

• Publisher: Изобразительное Искусство, Moscow
• Year: 1983
• Condition: Very Good

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