Sell: Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962)

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Natalia Goncharova ( June 16, 1881 [1] , the village of Arkhangelsk , Tula Province. - October 17, 1962 , Paris) - Russian artist - avangardistki . Contributed significantly to the development of avant-garde art in Russia. Niece great grand-daughter of Pushkin's wife , Natalia Nikolaevna , nee Goncharova. As of 2009 her paintings are more expensive than the work of any other artist in history.

PORTRAIT OF CRITICISM Svetlov , 1916 ,
Paper , pencil, 42h25 , 4 ​​

Valerian Svetlov Yakovlevich (1860 - 1934) - Russian writer, historian ballet baletoved , theater critic , playwright , librettist .
In 1904-1915 and 1916-1917 years - the editor of the magazine " Niva" , which also appeared to his stories and critical notes . Valerian Svetlov belonged to a select group of St. Petersburg ballet lovers and had one of the richest collections of ballet in pre-revolutionary Russia .
An active supporter of creativity Isadora Duncan , Svetlov repeatedly spoken out against routine and stagnation on the imperial stage and supported creative research by Michel Fokine . Valerian Y. participated in the organization " Russian Seasons" in Paris in 1909 , as part of the so-called " Committee when Sergei Diaghilev ."
Valerian Ya continued to publish articles about Russian ballet performers of Russian emigration , but with the position of the defense of classical traditions . In those years in Paris and London went out a few of his works on the history of Russian ballet and " Russian Seasons" .

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