
The Russian painters of water 1750-1950
Seascapes and maritime visions in Russian paintingBy Sutherland LyallLength2h 6m
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The Russian painters of water recaptures the impressions of water in the works held at the Russian State Museum of Russian Painters, from the 18th century onward. Among the paintings are works by Sylvester Shechedrin, Ivan Aivazovsky, Polenov. Arkhipov and Repin. Sutherland Lyall narrates vividly and elegantly the exciting and varied appearance of water in the world of Russian art. He invites the reader to discover something of the history and customs of this vast country, and provides an insight into Russian painting.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
12THE NATURAL WATERSCAPE
2WATER AND ITS SYMBOLISM
13IVAN SHISHKIN
3RUSSIAN CITIES AND WATERS
14FRONTIER ART
4ST PETERSBURG ON THE NEVA
15NEW LANDSCAPES AND THE ITINERANTS
5CHANGING SOCIETY
16LYRICAL WATERS
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6THE GREAT EUROPEAN WATERSCAPE PRECURSORS
17THE RIVER OF LIFE AND DEATH
7LIMPID WATERS
18TRANSITIONS
8SPARKLING WATERS
19THE SNOWMELT
9A NEW NATIONALISM
20SNOW
10EARLY RUSSIAN LANDSCAPE PAINTERS
21IN THE BACKGROUND
11OCEANS
22WATER AND THE WORLD OF ARTS: OTHER WORLDS