On the background of our bookstores, of course, an assortment of books on art is impressive.
But only as long as you do not need something specific. Naturally, if we are not talking about the first series. Then it turns out that either this is not at all, or not at an acceptable price, or there, but only by a very narrow issue (for a particular period, genre, etc.).
However, do not take my grumbling literally. In the words of our beloved leader and teacher: "Freedom is better than no freedom"

Brassaï? Or someone else?
Buy a book about Miss Stein hudozhnikah.Voobsche something in Russian, too, have but to look for ... Very interesting to her opinions about modern art and its artists. You might be interested.

More on Philip Guston - read Gaston , 1913-1980 . His parents - Jews of Odessa , from where they emigrated to Canada . Real name - Goldstein .
Philip migrated to the United States and at one time attended the same school with Jackson Pollock , m e are classmates . Branded gamma - reddish-brown , fleshy shades of color of dried blood . In the 60 years he was tired of abstract expressionism and figurative , he began to write the type of comics . Made the exhibition, which failed , he spat all those who could. He was offended and left New York in the outback , in Woodstock , where he lived until his death .
Here is a picture of late Gaston .
American collector , whom I spoke said , the only thing he regrets that Gaston did not buy when it was possible . THEOREM Gaston was cheap by the author .
Today I looked up the price and was amazed butter Gaston can cost millions or even 10 million is the price . T e is now an artist in favor .
http://www.findartinfo.com/search/li...age=1&pageno=1

Paul , now book the photographer Picasso, who gave me .

Gaston is a good idea about who is always late.
Question-where is cheap to sell it?

I have a book conversations with Picasso, Brassaï.
Apparently Picasso was not a single artist and with his abilities, he could invite.
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seems a bit of advertising.
But this is the word.
A good thing.

Arnautov VM San Francisco
 

Dear Seriy! In San Francisco from 1925 to 1963 he lived and worked for my brother , a student of Diego Rivera - Victor Arnautov . Many monumental works he left behind ( Coit Tower , a memorial to the school . The D. Washington , etc) . In 1963 he returned to his homeland in Mariupol . Recent years has lived in St. Petersburg ( 1972-1979 ) . 18 works in the Russian Museum . In Los Angeles there is a gallery where many of his works :
Fine Arts Gallery " Spencer John Helfen » is located in a secluded place on the second floor of a charming old building in Beverly Hills . And, although the majority of people living in the city of Los Angeles , had never heard of the gallery - it is one of the assets of Los Angeles . Spencer Jon Helfen- founder and director of the company , is a fan of modernist art 1920-1940 - ies - and his gallery in California, specializes in this art , which flourished here until the Second World War . You can see a picture of ...
It would be curious to hear your comment . I am preparing a publication about it , this year will mark the 115 anniversary of the birth .

chealex, very interesting, I did not know about it.
Here is a site-gallery
http://www.helfenfinearts.com/ Gallery not in San Francisco, and in Beverly Hills, EM near Los Angeles, hundreds of miles from San Francisco. And these work-Coit Tower, the Church in the Presidio, the Art Institute is all in San Francisco, Stanford is a suburb of San Francisco to the south of km 30.

• He came to America through China, bringing his wife and children with him, and studied at the California School of Fine Arts before going to Mexico. There he worked as an assistant to muralist Diego Rivera.
• As project director and one of the artists selected to create the famed Coit Tower murals, Victor Arnautoff played a key role in determining the political and social content of the frescoes painted in the San Francisco landmark. His own contribution, City Life, appears to be a lively, non-political melding of downtown San Francisco scenes; however, closer study reveals two leftist newspapers on the newsstand, while the city's most mainstream daily, the San Francisco Chronicle, is strangely missing .
• Painted frescoes in the Military Chapel at San Francisco's Presidio, in the Anne Bremer Library of the San Francisco Art Institute, and in high schools and other buildings in the Bay Area.
• Taught art at Stanford University from 1939 until his retirement in 1963 after which he returned to Russia, where he lived out his life.

Amazing destiny! I'm sorry I did not know about it, this time walking for a long time in the Presidio, of course, could go to church and to look to make shots. Well, next time definitely.
Incidentally, I met with Russian Federation Council with a similar fate - the parents of the nobility, Peter, the royal court, then China, Switzerland, Argentina, now living in SF, he was 80 years his father was an artist.

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among others, Jackson Pollock at this time, the end of 1930 hanging out at the same company, Diego Rivera, Orosco - so it may well be that they were familiar, too.

VM Arnautov-artist whose life is worthy of a novel! Here are just a short biography. certificate status. I:
Arnautov Victor M.
11/11/1896, pp. Uspenivka, Zaporozhye region. - 22.03.1979, St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator, muralist and teacher.
He graduated from Mariupol gymnasium (1915, early release). Original art education under the guidance of a teacher of drawing and VP Tarasov. Passed the accelerated training courses for warrant officers in Elisavetgrad Cavalry School and was called up to the front. Participant of the First World War, was awarded the George Cross. In 1917 he was elected commander of the squadron. In early 1918, was demobilized. For some time he lived in Simbirsk, then fought on the fronts of the Civil War on the side of Kolchak in the Urals and Siberia. In 1920 he emigrated to China and settled in Harbin. Engaged in manufacturing of icons and painted boxes. At the same time continued education in the studio "Lotus" in MA Kichigina and A. Bernardazzi. In 1923-1925 he worked as an instructor at the Cavalry Marshal Chang Dzolina in Mukden. He was married to L. Blonsky, daughter of former deputy military attache. V1925 moved to the USA. He graduated from California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco (1925-1929), continued his studies at the Diego Rivera in Mexico (1929-1931). Helps to paint the walls of the great master of the palace in Cuernavaca, the National Palace in Mexico City, the building of the Ministry of Health. Back in the U.S. (1931) creates a mural at the school to them. D. Washington, San Francisco (1937), in a clinic in Palo Artaud (1932), painted Post Office College in Texas (1938-1939) and others. He taught at the California School of Arts (Early 1930), at the Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Stanford University (1936-1961), Professor. He painted landscapes, portraits and genre scenes. In 1938 joined the Communist Party USA. In 1941-1945 headed the Russian-American Company to assist the Red Army. In the 1950's was part of the Graphic Lab in San Francisco. In 1961 visited the USSR in a group of emigrants. In 1963, after retirement, and his wife's death (1961) returns to his homeland in Mariupol (Zhdanov). Here creates mosaics in the House of Communications ("Conquerors of Space", 1964) for the school № 54 (1965, both in co. Prishedko with GD), at the airport (from the Scythians to the cosmos ", 1968-1970, with the artist-performer VI Pavlyuk). Author of book "Life anew" (Donetsk, 1965.1972). Member of the Union of Artists since 1964. In kontse1960's married a second time on NV Toleporovskoy-Leningrad art. His last years were in the village Vyritsa Leningrad. Buried at the cemetery Theology in St. Petersburg, reburied in Mariupol in 1980.
Numerous exhibitions in the U.S.: XM in Toledo (1936), New York (1938), XM in San Francisco (1940), San Francisco Art Association (1937, 1938.1939, 1946) and others, republican ( 1966, 1970.), regional (1969) and urban exhibitions. Personal: 1933,1934,1935,1938, San Francisco (USA) 1936, g.Stokton and Trenton (USA), 1939, Mr. Steynford (USA) 1964, Kiev, 1965, Zhdanov, Gorlovka, Donetsk .
His works are held in the SRM, St. Petersburg (Russia), Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco (USA), XM Donetsk, Mariupol KM (Ukraine), the private galleries of St. Petersburg (Russia), Beverly Hills (USA) private collections of Nikita Khrushchev, Titov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Moiseyev, etc.
Numerous legacy Arnautova did not receive a decent evaluation.
Author - A. Chernov
May need to open the topic of this interesting master.

Here is his photo ...

Yes , open , interesting! And by the way , the theme of Mexican artists who created murals around the world in 1920-1930 's, a dimly lit Russia , and this layer , which has grown almost fine art in North America , the same Dzh.Pollok .
Palo Alto, a small town , where he is from Stanford University , I was there a month ago at the open-air multiple times had .
And you have this book of his " Life Again " ?

The book certainly is. Gathered as a small archive of this artist and his work. See: http://chendrs.com/art.php?catalogid=305#top
The book, understand, written in what year - the first edition in 1965, the second in 1972. The book is a seemingly autobiographical sketches, but the fine print means - literary writing was done by some of Leonid Sanin. Clearly, the party would not trust a former U.S. citizen to express their thoughts independently. But Arnautov quite well mastered literary genre, writing poems and, finally, was a professor at the university. Ahn, no! It can be seen, there should be a guide and the guiding hand of the Communist Party! Now, after 45 years, many lines in this book are seen as openly gross fabrications, stretch and manipulation. However, with all this - it is a document of that era.