Nathalia Brodskaia
Author of Claude Monet : 1840-1926
About the Author
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Works by Nathalia Brodskaia
Impressionismo 1 copy
Pós-Impressionismo 1 copy
Surrealismo 1 copy
Arte naif 1 copy
Fauvismo 1 copy
Simbolismo 1 copy
Gli impressionisti 1 copy
Impressionismo (1/30) 1 copy
Pós-Impressionismo (4/30) 1 copy
The Fauves (Art of Century) 1 copy
Degas (Best of) 1 copy
Impressionism (Mega Square) 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1937-07-29
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Russia
- Places of residence
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Occupations
- museum curator
art critic - Organizations
- Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
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Statistics
- Works
- 60
- Members
- 463
- Popularity
- #53,109
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 266
- Languages
- 11
So off I went to find a book with more information, more pictures, and this was literally the only one in my entire metropolitan area library system. In a spindly sans serif typeface that was very uncomfortable to read, the Russian art historian author plods through Vallotton's life, friends, letters, and practices. There are lots of lush color reproductions - and almost none of them are discussed at any length in the text. It's as though the publisher hired the author to write a bio, and then randomly chose a bunch of paintings to sprinkle throughout the book - in roughly chronological order, but with no relationship to the text on the pages. Two of the nudes grace the front and back covers, and while I suspect Vallotton of having spied through my keyhole at 4 AM when I am feeding the cats for the latter, they do him no favors. Only one of the gorgeous sunsets appears, and they are barely mentioned. I liked looking at the images, but wanted to learn more about them and did not. Overall, a very disappointing experience. I will keep trying.
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