- The catalog for a landmark exhibition of Russian avant-garde, French
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modern paintings acquired in the
early decades of the 20century by a wealthy Russian industrialist
family- 100 masterpieces from the collection on display at the Louis
Vuitton Foundation in Paris from September 22, 2021 - February 22, 2022-
These works have not travelled outside Russia since they were acquired.
This will be the only European stop for the showThe Morozov brothers,
wealthy Moscow textile merchants Mikhail (1870-1903) and Ivan
(1871-1921), played a key role in bringing Impressionist and
Post-Impressionist art to Russia in the first decades of the 20th
century. Along with Sergei Shchukin, a fellow industrialist and art
collector, they created an international audience for French art and had
a transformative effect on Russian cultural life.Between the years 1903
and 1914, Ivan Morozov spent more money than any other collector of his
time, amassing a stunning collection of works by Matisse, Monet,
Picasso, Bonnard, Sisley, Renoir, Signac, Vuillard, Gauguin, Van Gogh,
Degas, Pissarro, and, most especially, Cezanne (17 paintings, all of
which will be on display). On his bi-annual trips to Paris, he bought
from the most discerning dealers, including Paul Durand-Ruel, Ambroise
Vollard, and Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler, as well as directly from the
artists themselves. His collection comprises 278 paintings, not
including 300 paintings by Russian artists (Chagall, Malevich, Serov,
Vrubel, Levitan, Larionov, Goncharova) and 28 sculptures. The Morozov
collection was nationalized after the October 1917 Revolution, and after
World War II it was divided among the Hermitage Museum, the Pushkin
State Museum of Fine Arts, and the Tretyakov State Museum.This stunning
catalog has been published for a show of 100 highlights from the Morozov
Collection that will run from September 22, 2021 - February 22, 2022 at
the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. It is the first time that works
from the collection will travel abroad since they were acquired. This
landmark exhibition will be the only stop for the show outside of
Russia.
