An exhibition of approximately 50 paintings featuring Russian landscape scenes and images of Soviet agriculture. The Virgin Lands project, communal farming and the social significance of agricultural development in Russia will be presented in a visual tour of all the varied geographical regions of the former Soviet Union. This exhibition included paintings by Fedor Vasilevich […] Read more
The masterful oil paintings that are included in the Johnson Collection of Russian and Soviet art are only one dimension of the consummate artistic training and skills developed by generations of Russian artists. Works on paper represent another facet of Russian visual artistry. Russian art institutes provided rigorous training in drawing and composition through which […] Read more
This exhibition centers around the popular painting by Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov “Milkmaids, Novella,” completed in 1962. The exhibition includes thematically related work by artists Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin, Valerian Mikhailovich Formozov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gerasimov, Evgeni Aleksandrovich Katsman, Yuri Leonidovich Katts, Sergei Arksentevich Kolyada, Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky, Vera Vasilevna Kuzmina, Vasili Kirillovich Nechitailo, Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin, Yuri […] Read more
“Colors of a Russian Winter, an exhibit featuring 52 colorful paintings, presents a cross-section of winter landscapes and activities that exist within Russia, from the coastal to the desert climates. “The exhibit is structured to bring life and color to the cold season, and to dispel the notion that winter in Russia is simply a […] Read more
An exhibition of important works of miniature lacquer art drawn from the collections of Russian and American museums and the Lucy Maxym Collection. […] Read more
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operation Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
