Published to accompany an exhibition at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, this magnificent volume traces the rich tradition of Russian Art inspired by the Fairytales and Folklore that are so much a part of Russian culture. Paintings, drawings, carvings, even furniture and ceramics illustrated here tell these cherished stories, some of which, like "Goldilocks and the Three Bears, " are known and loved in many other countries as well. The works reproduced here range from medieval to modern and represent the work of ...
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Published to accompany an exhibition at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, this magnificent volume traces the rich tradition of Russian Art inspired by the Fairytales and Folklore that are so much a part of Russian culture. Paintings, drawings, carvings, even furniture and ceramics illustrated here tell these cherished stories, some of which, like "Goldilocks and the Three Bears, " are known and loved in many other countries as well. The works reproduced here range from medieval to modern and represent the work of artists ranging from anonymous folk carvers to masters like Leon Bakst and Marc Chagall. Besides a wealth of illustrations the book contains indexes of the names of artists and writers, fairytale and folklore subjects as well as artists' biographies.
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Add this copy of Fairy Tales in Russia to cart. $64.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by State Russian Museum/Palace Editions.
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Near Fine in Very good+ jacket. Red stamped blue cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto [10" X 12.75"], illustrated in color. Book has hint of shelfwear to boards, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ gently rubbed and edgeworn. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.
Add this copy of Fairy Tales in Russia to cart. $65.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by State Russian Museum.
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Near fine in very good(+) jacket. Illustrated in color with some in black and white. 411 pages. Large 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (wrinkled at head). St. Petersburg: State Russian Museum, (2001). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
