Igor Grabar

(1871 - 1960)

4996

Igor Grabar (Ed.)

История русского искусства

History of Russian Art

Moscow: Knebel, 1910-1914

320 x 235 mm.

Edition: 1,000. 

Five volumes. Vol.1, 2, 3 on Architecture, vol. 5 on sculpture and vol.6 on painting.  Cover designed by Dobujinsky, Vignettes by Lansere and Bilibin. The series was printed in 22 issues (with a cover designed by E. Lansere) from 1910 to 1914 in an edition of 15,000. These issues were also published as a five volume set (with a cover designed by M.Dobujinsky) in a an edition of 100 on Hollande and 1,000 on normal paper. Due to the first world war the initially intended publication of 40 issues in 9 volumes could not be completed. In 1916 the last issue, nr. 23: Moscow Architecture in the Baroque and Classicistic periode, was published in an edition of 14,000.

References:

Nürnberg, 1991, p.67

Iuniverg 1997, pp.97-112