In this lecture, we trace the rise of the Arts and Crafts movement as it developed in the Art Nouveau period in Russia. In the artistic colony at Abramtsevo near Moscow, some of the Empire’s most distinguished artists gathered to collaborate on joint projects which expressed new turn-of-the-20th century ideals, as Russia hurtled towards Revolution and the end of Empire.
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Visitors welcome. No need to book.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mrs Cynthia Coleman Sparke
Cynthia is an independent researcher, author and lecturer on Russian pre-Revolutionary works of art, consulting regularly on Fabergé for auction houses. Having periodically grown up on and off in Moscow within a family of Russian art collectors, she was destined for a career in Russian art. Previously, Cynthia ran the Russian Department for Christie’s in New York and worked for Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens in Washington DC. This was followed by a restoration project at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, Nicholas II’s last residence. Her book Russian Decorative Arts was published in 2014 by the Antique Collectors’ Club. Cynthia now lives permanently in London.
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