10 major Soviet artists you need to know
10 major Soviet artists you need to know Russia Beyond Alexandra Kharitonova, art historian and curator of the Tretyakov Gallery exhibition, "Socialist Realism. Metamorphoses. Soviet Art of 1927-1987", has chosen 10 Soviet artists who thrived in the mid-20th century. She is convinced that the majority left a legacy that goes far beyond mere propaganda art. 1. Alexander Labas (1900-1983) Labas was an artist whose career encompassed the whole of Soviet art, from the Society of Easel Painters (OST), which depicted the new Soviet reality using ...
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