The collection of Russian art has a long tradition of German-speaking countries. The first serious collections have appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century. Then the greatest interest is the work of contemporary artists and innovators, because Russian avant-garde has been recognized in the West almost before in their country. Then formed the circle areas of interest to foreigners - kubofuturizm, supremacism and, somewhat later, the Soviet underground. Russian art collected mostly successful Western businessmen and international journalists, who worked in the Soviet Union. There are avant-garde works of local and large corporate gatherings - primarily banks.
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1.Leonid Purygin. Summer in the Naro-Fominsk. 1972. Oil on canvas. Private collection of Norbert Kuhinke, Germany