Prior to the Revolution of 1917, Russia had one of the greatest traditions of private art collecting in the world. The first great collections were created by the aristocracy, and then by the newly rich industrialists and businessmen in the 19th century. Finally came the 'Merchant Princes', who were among the first and most important collectors of Impressionist and Modern Art. After 1917, all these collections were confiscated by the State, put into reserves in Moscow and Leningrad, and eventually integrated into the ...
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Prior to the Revolution of 1917, Russia had one of the greatest traditions of private art collecting in the world. The first great collections were created by the aristocracy, and then by the newly rich industrialists and businessmen in the 19th century. Finally came the 'Merchant Princes', who were among the first and most important collectors of Impressionist and Modern Art. After 1917, all these collections were confiscated by the State, put into reserves in Moscow and Leningrad, and eventually integrated into the collections of the State Hermitage, the Tretiakov Museum, the Pushkin Museum and other institutions. This beautiful, all-colour book recreates the collections as they were, describes how they were made and by whom, and offers not only stunning photographs of the great treasures themselves, but portraits of the owners, illustrations of the exteriors and interiors of their palaces as they were when the collections were in situ. Superb images of the cream of each collection follows each one's history.
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Seller's Description:
Good Condition. A few light external scuffs and nicks. All pages unmarked and uncreased. All in all, sound and serviceable. Publisher's note: Minor shelf-wear only, otherwise in very good used condition. | Dust jacket is fully intact. Internally clean and fresh. Otherwise, a good used copy. | G Size: 32.1 x 25.4 x 3.2 cm. 256 pp. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 0865652252. ISBN/EAN: 9780865652255. Add. Inventory No: 240630JFY007035.
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Fair. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-VERY GOOD-HARDBACK-HEAVY ITEM, light wear and scuff marks to jacket, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK. 256 p. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified.
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Good. FORMER LIBRARY COPY. Former Library book. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Art Book is in excellent condition with a bump to the upper corner of the front cover, otherwise as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Very large volume filled with huge full color plates of paintings, interiors, portraits, sculpture. 256 pages.
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NF, inscription on title page, otherwise clean in NF jacket. Black cloth over boards; sage & color illustrated dust jacket; 256 pp.; 344 plates and photos, 257 color and 77 bw. Offers an overview of the private collections of art of Russia's leading (or once-leading) families, including the Yussupovs, Sheremetevs, Volknoskys, Demidovs, Moroznov, and others. "This book represents a reconstruction of what a tour of the great Russian collections would have been just prior to the fall of the Romanovs. They are brought back to life by the works of art themselves, (now scattered around the world in Russia and Washington, D.C., Paris, London, Lisbon, or Amsterdam), by family portraits, period watercolors of the collectors' palaces, as well as later photographs of their interiors"--Jacket.
