Vystavka proizvedenii zasluzhennogo deiatelia iskusstv K. F. Iuona [Exhibition of Works by the Honored Artist Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon]

Moscow: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, 1931. Item #943

55 pages: illustrations; 18 cm. This publication serves as the catalog for an exhibition dedicated to Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon's works, organized by the State Museum of Fine Arts (Gosudarstvennyi Muzei Iziaschnykh Iskusstv) and held in Moscow in 1931. It features texts by N. G. Mashkovtsev and Mikhail Prygunov, providing insightful commentary on Yuon's contributions to Russian art. The catalog includes paintings, drawings, theatrical sketches and various illustrations of Yuon's work, giving readers visual access to the pieces exhibited. As of April 2024, OCLC shows three institutional holdings of this book. A fair copy with damaged spine and worn wrappers.

Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon (or Juon), 1875-1958, a distinguished Russian artist and set designer, was prominently connected with the "Mir Iskusstva" movement. His artistic journey extended to co-founding the Union of Russian Artists and the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia. Yuon's work, celebrated for its vibrant narrative and traditional Russian themes, resonates through his paintings and theatrical designs, capturing the transformative periods of Russian art and culture during the early 20th century.

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