George Costakis : a Russian life in art

Author

Roberts, Peter

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill. (19 col.); index ; xv, 223 p., [16] p. of pl. ; 1994

ISBN

0-8076-1366-5

Publisher

G. Braziller, New York (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Biography of Greek collector George Costakis who, for nearly 30 years, was an administrative clerk in the Canadian embassy in Moscow. Until his forced departure from Russia in 1978, Costakis collected, continually and painstakingly, the abstract, constructivist and suprematist art of 1912-1930 which fell into official disrepute under Stalin. This text has been written utilizing Costakis's own comments, excerpted from hours of taped interviews with the author.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Russian Federation
• Costakis, Georgi, 1912-1990
• Collectors
• Greece
• 1900-2000
• Greeks
• Russian Federation
• Art
• Collections
• Avant-garde

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Russie, Fédération de
• Costakis, Georgi, 1912-1990
• Collectionneurs
• Grèce
• 1900-2000
• Grecs
• Russie, Fédération de
• Art
• Collections
• Avant-garde

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950701-00317833

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