Published the second volume of the diaries of Konstantin Somov
ARTinvestment.RU   01 февраля 2018

The publication has a mark 18 . It includes records of the Russian artist-мирискусника made from late 1923 to 1925 — in the first years of emigration. Book by Pavel Golubev, has just published "Dmitriy Sechin»

In 1923, Catfish were able to travel to USA for an exhibition of Russian art in the USSR to return no more. In his diaries of this time — impressions about the "Russian new-Йорке": intrigue, a tour of the Moscow Art theatre, headed by Konstantin Stanislavsky, concerts Fyodor Shalyapin and Nikolai Medtner. Among the main characters memories of Frank Luba — composer Sergei Rachmaninoff and his daughter Tatiana.

the First volume diaries (the period 1917-1923) was published in 2017. In a new scientific publication, prepared by art historian Pavel Golubev, includes unique photos and rare documents that were not previously published.

Konstantin Andreevich Somov, one of the founders of the artistic Association "World of art" and the magazine, died in Paris in 1939-м. His works are in the collections of London's Tate modern, new-йоркского of the Metropolitan Museum of art in the permanent collections of the Tretyakov gallery and the Russian Museum. Today Som included in the first quarter of rating top-100 the most expensive Russian artists. In 2007 at the peak of the market, his painting "rainbow" was sold at Christie's for $7 331 670.

On the occasion of the release of the book "Konstantin Somov. Diary. 1923-1925" will include three presentations. The closest will be held in Moscow on February 7 in the Stanislavsky "Stanislavsky" (street Tver, 23), beginning at 19:00. Second — in Saint-Петербурге, 14 February at 19:30 in the bookstore "word Order" (Fontanka river embankment, 15). Both the entrance will be free. And the third presentation will take place at the Salon in Manezh Russian Art & Antique Fair in Moscow on 17 and 18 February, 15:00, at stand Scientific-исследовательской independent examination of them. P. M. Tretyakov. The back entrance will be by ticket only.

Sources: constantinsomov.org, instagram.com/somov1869

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