Despite the flourishing of Russian Avante Garde Art early in 20th century, as Stalin rose to power he banned all but Socialist Realist expressions of art. Igor Savitsky ignored the ban, travelled throughout the Soviet Union buying, bribing and cajoling until he amassed the second largest collection of Russian Avante Garde Art in the world.
Banned: Savitsky and the secret hoard of Avante Garde Art
Date & time
9th February 2021
11am
Location
Zoom
Type
Speaker:
Chris Alexander
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