Leningrad Artists. Painting (Leningradskiye khudozhniki. Zhivopis). Introductory article by S. Korovkevich, 1947. In Russian.

Ленинградские художники. Живопись.
Вступительная статья С. Коровкевича. Обложка и титульный лист И. Ершова.
Ленинград-Москва: Искусство, 1947.
127 с. ; Увеличенный формат. Мягкий издательский переплет.
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Leningrad Artists. Painting.
Introductory article by S. Korovkevich. Cover and title page by I. Ershov.
Leningrad-Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1947.
127 pp. ; Enlarged format. Softcover.

This significant 1947 commemorative album represents a definitive survey of the Leningrad school of painting during the first thirty years of Soviet rule. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Socialist Realism and the unique aesthetic identity of Leningrad’s masters, including the arrangement of the artistic narrative from the revolutionary years through the devastating Siege of Leningrad to the early post-war recovery. Featuring an insightful introductory article by S. Korovkevich and a distinguished graphic design by I. Ershov, this volume serves as a vital primary source for understanding the ideological and stylistic evolution of Soviet art in one of its most important cultural centers. The works presented reflect the city's heroic spirit and the consolidation of the Leningrad Union of Artists as a cornerstone of the Soviet academic tradition.