Artists

Vasily Vereshchagin:  Master of Russian Orientalism Vasily Vereshchagin, “Taj Mahal Mausoleum. Agra,” (undated), oil on canvas. Russian artist, soldier and political controversialist Vasily Vereshchagin (1842–1904), was a moral chronicler of Russian military history....

The Magic of Titian by Cathy Locke   (Left) Titian, “The Flight into Egypt,” 1506, oil on canvas, 206 x 336 cm, Source of entry: Collection of Count von Bruhl,...

German Tatarinov:  The Russian Landscape  by Sergei Ivanov   "Black Water," oil on cardboard, 19.7” x 27.6”   In April 1932 Joseph Stalin decreed that all existing literature and arts organizations had...

Emily Shanks by Georgia Modi Emily Shanks, “In the flowers (Portrait of the artist's daughter Vasily Polenov)” (1890-1900), oil on canvas, 26.3” x 18.5”, private collection   Emily Shanks (August...

Valentin Serov:  The Master of the Psychological Portrait by Cathy Locke "Sunlit Girl. Portrait of M.Ya.Simonovich," 1888, oil on canvas, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow The background and life of Valentin Serov...

Zinaida Serebriakova by Cathy Locke   “Woman Bather” (1911), oil on canvas, Russian Museum, St. Petersburg It was March 8, 2012 and I was in Moscow boarding a train for...

Notable Russian Sculptors by Cathy Locke   Boris Orlovsky, “Faun and Baechante,” 1837, marble For hundreds of years Russian art was comprised of the creation of religious icons and folk...

James Rosenquist:  I've Looked at Pop From Both Sides Now . . . by Tracey Grubbs   James Rosenquist, "A Leaky Ride for Dr. Leaky," 1983, oil on canvas, 78"...