French Painters, Russian Collectors: The Merchant Patrons of Modern Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia

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Summary: Russian Art Collectors from the "Merchant Aristocracy"
Review: Atlanta & Houston will host a travelling selection drawn from the Pushkin's holdings of these wonderful French Impressionists in the Spring & Summer of 2003. Most of these works were "condemned" by the Communists, hidden away for much of the 20th century. The treatment by this author, with many photos of rarely-seen but marvelous art works, is of great interest to Americans. The world owes a debt to the Russian collectors who amassed these works, & the Russian curators who have preserved them for posterity!

Rating:
Summary: Russian Art Collectors from the "Merchant Aristocracy"
Review: Atlanta & Houston will host a travelling selection drawn from the Pushkin's holdings of these wonderful French Impressionists in the Spring & Summer of 2003. Most of these works were "condemned" by the Communists, hidden away for much of the 20th century. The treatment by this author, with many photos of rarely-seen but marvelous art works, is of great interest to Americans. The world owes a debt to the Russian collectors who amassed these works, & the Russian curators who have preserved them for posterity!