The Leningrad Lithography School
The Leningrad Lithography School garnered fame and admiration among Russian and foreign art connoisseurs. The finest period is associated with the Experimental Lithographic Workshop at the Leningrad Artists’ Union (1933-1996).
From its inception, the Lithography Workshop was a place of refuge for many artists whose creativity did not align with the prevailing canons of Socialist Realism. Leningrad lithography encompassed not only recognisable names, Ermolaev, Kurdov, Matyukh, Nemenova, and Vedernikov. There were also dozens of first-rate artists passed through the Workshop doors, and left their mark on the Leningrad Lithography School.
The 44 works presented are from the key period in the Workshop's history - from the 1940s through to the mid-1990s.
From its inception, the Lithography Workshop was a place of refuge for many artists whose creativity did not align with the prevailing canons of Socialist Realism. Leningrad lithography encompassed not only recognisable names, Ermolaev, Kurdov, Matyukh, Nemenova, and Vedernikov. There were also dozens of first-rate artists passed through the Workshop doors, and left their mark on the Leningrad Lithography School.
The 44 works presented are from the key period in the Workshop's history - from the 1940s through to the mid-1990s.
