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Lazare Gallery is a private art gallery located in Charles City, Virginia that specializes in Russian and Soviet art. Founded in 1991, the gallery is located on the banks of the James River, near the historic Berkeley Plantation, and is open by appointment only.
History
[edit]The gallery was founded by Kathy and John Wurdeman. The gallery's mission is to curate museum-quality Russian, Soviet, and Eastern European realist and impressionist art, namely from the Moscow School of Painting, Scuplture and Architecture. Its focus is influenced by the Wurdeman family's ties to the Surikov Institute in Moscow. Both founders have been awarded the Surikov Medal by the Russian Academy of Arts for their work in the field. John Wurdeman has also received an honorary diploma from the Russian Art Union.[1]
Collection
[edit]The gallery's 8,200-square-foot space houses a collection of approximately 1,000 Russian Realist paintings. The collection includes works by Soviet-era artists as well as paintings by Surikov Institute-educated living artists and professors. Artists featured in the collection include Vyacheslav Zabelin, Sergey Vasilevich Gerasimov, Nikolai Sergeyev, Nikita Fedosov, and Mikhail Sokolov.[2][3]
Exhibitions and events
[edit]Lazare Gallery collaborates with other institutions to mount public exhibitions. Notable past exhibitions include:
- "Kugach Kugach Kugach: Three generations of Russian Artists", in cooperation with American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, January 31, 2009–March 15, 2009[4]
- "Vyacheslav Zabelin", with Muscarelle Museum of Art
- "Russian Masters: An Historic Exhibit, with Chasen Galleries Sarasota[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sarah, Sargent (August 20, 2018). "In the Oeuvre". Virginia Living.
- ^ Illina, Anna (2013). "Russian Realism in an American Landscape". Tretyakov Gallery Magazine (1).
- ^ Webster, Andrew (October 2016). "A Russian Legend Comes to Virginia". Fine Art Connoisseur.
- ^ "Three generations of Russian artists". Russia Beyond. 12 January 2009.
- ^ Kottmann, Niki (22 March 2019). "Chasen Galleries exhibit displays the versatility of Russian art masters". Observer.
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