Gallery "Vellum", "Traditions of Russian graphic art of the twentieth century. 1900-1950-ies."

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Gallery "Vellum" an exhibition of graphic works by important artists of the twentieth century at the Russian Historical and Ethnographic Museum in the town of Torzhok, from June 1 to August 1, 2012.
The exhibition will feature works by artists such as: The exhibition will feature works by artists such as Arthur Fonvizin Alexander Labas, Vladimir Lebedev, Antonina Sofronova, A.I.Vatagin, AM Kanevsky, M. Axelrod and AL Kaplan, AS Konovalov, B. Smirnov-Rusetsky, EF Yermilova-Platov. The exposition shows the history of the so-called "formalist" graphics of the first half of the twentieth century.

In the early nineteenth century, Russia began to form a collection that collected graphic artists work together with their paintings. Famous painters commissioned watercolor and pencil portraits, landscapes decorated living rooms, executed on paper.
Flexible and versatile graphics had a connection with the other spheres of culture. As an illustration of it had direct access to the literature, books and publishing, as a sketch of the scenery - in the theater, as a project - in architecture, arts and crafts and a variety of human activity.
According to Michelangelo's painting is the highest level of achievement for the painter, and sculptor, and architect, and design - the source and the soul of all kinds of fine arts.
Twentieth century in the Russian culture is also marked by outstanding achievements of artists in the area of ​​graphic art. Meeting schedules of the twentieth century - the largest section in the collections of the State Tretyakov Gallery graphics. Easel and sketch, fixing seen or pure fantasy, illustration to the reading, preparation for engraving or theatrical costume design, grotesque exaggeration or part of a dedicated, mediate and determine the style of graphic work.

Opening June 1 16.00
Museum Address: Tver, Torzhok, pl. January 9, 2. Showroom
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