Russian Painters

May 19

The Tale of a Russian Genius, the Battle Over His Art, and a $40M Painting

One of Russian painter Kazimir Malevich’s leading Suprematist masterpieces will go to the auction block for the first time ever on June 24 during the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in London.

By Ashley Chappo

Nov 12

A Private Upper West Side Museum Salutes a (Forgotten) Russian Superstar

In the 1920s and 1930s, the Russian émigré Nicholas Roerich was one of the most famous painters in America. His work was shown around the country and widely praised. He is surely the only painter who ever had a skyscraper built for him—the 28-story Art Deco Master Building at West 103rd Street and Riverside Drive, completed in 1929.

By John Strausbaugh

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