Chagall and his contemporaries in Russia
By: Russian Museum, Millesgården ; article Evgenia Petrova
Contributors: Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985; Millesgården (Stockholm, Sweden); Gosudarstvennyĭ russkiĭ muzeĭ (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Publisher: Millesgården; Palace Editions Europe
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Stockholm; [Bad Breisig]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9783863849412
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Exhibitions; Contemporaries; Russian Painting
Work titles: Chagall och hans ryska samtid. English
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition scheduled to open in the Millesgården 12 September 2015, but which was cancelled.

"The exhibition MARC CHAGALL AND HIS RUSSIAN CONTEMPORARIES was due to open on 12 September at Millesgården. Produced in collaboration with the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg, the exhibition comprised 48 works. However, the Russian Ministry of Culture refused to grant an export licence for 40 works owned by the Russian Museum and therefore the exhibition had to be cancelled at short notice. A catalogue, in Swedish and English, has been produced in conjunction with the exhibition. It and much more is available in the museum shop. At the last minute, eight paintings from private collections in Europe arrived. Millesgården has decided to exhibit these works, which have never previously been shown in Sweden, together with two books of drawings and four drawings that demonstrate exciting aspects of Chagall's art. The works provide a picture of the early Marc Chagall and his experiences from Vitebsk. Memories that would characterise his entire artistic career. A work by Chagall's teacher, Yehuda Penn, is also on display." From the Millesgåden website, http://www.millesgarden.se/exhibitions-2015.aspx

Includes bibliographical references.

Issued in Swedish and English, both editions containing texts translated from Russian, with the Swedish preface by Onita Wass also translated for the English edition.