Isaak Levitan: Lyrical Landscape - Softcover

King, Averil

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9780856675768: Isaak Levitan: Lyrical Landscape

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0856675768 ISBN 13: 9780856675768

Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 2004

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Levitan's lyrical, expressive fin de siecle evocations of the Russian countryside are little known in the West and this book is an introduction to his life and work. It describes the artist's training in Moscow, his youthful visits to the Crimea and the Volga region and the creation of the 'mood landscapes' which won him early recognition. It highlights his motifs, typical of rural Russia and the innovative nature of his art; Levitan travelled extensively, if briefly, in Europe, visiting Berlin, Paris, Italy, Switzerland, Munich and Vienna and was thus, unlike most of his Russian contemporaries, well aware of artistic trends in the west. His experience of European painting added considerably to his vision in depicting the Russian terrain. His work was greatly admired by Diaghilev, Stanislavsky, Chekhov and Chaliapin.

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Review:

""illuminating and well illustrated""--"The Art Newspaper," April 2004
""Averil King has published a valuable and well-illustrated guide to his work...lyrical and atmospheric paintings""--"The Independent," June 2004
""This beautifully illustrated book effectively evokes his spirit."" --"Northern Echo," June 2004
"illuminating and well illustrated"--"The Art Newspaper," April 2004
"Averil King has published a valuable and well-illustrated guide to his work...lyrical and atmospheric paintings"--"The Independent," June 2004
"This beautifully illustrated book effectively evokes his spirit." --"Northern Echo," June 2004
""illuminating and well illustrated""--The Art Newspaper, April 2004
""Averil King has published a valuable and well-illustrated guide to his work...lyrical and atmospheric paintings""--The Independent, June 2004
""This beautifully illustrated book effectively evokes his spirit."" --Northern Echo, June 2004

About the Author:

Averil King, who specialises in the art of the nineteenth century, reviews Russian painting exhibitions for Apollo and writes for various publications.

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