`The Morphology of the Russian Abstract` is a vivid example of a now popular genre known as a creative chronicle looking at the century past and striving to appreciate its mission in the history of mankind It focuses on the pivotal and the most interesting subject of 20th century visual art - the making and the development of the abstract in Russia The обэщб publication contains over 250 color reproductions, many of which feature hitherto unknown works The book combines the in-depth analysis of a scholarly monograph with the spirit of getting across to the reader the message and the aesthetic value carried by the works of outstanding experimenters, innovators, rebels with a cause - who after all has been said and done won the worldwide reputation The author - PhD in art history, works at the Tretiakov Gallery, is a well-known scholar to whose credit there are over 200 articles, monographs and essays on different schools and aspects of art from the late 19th century to the early 21th century Автор Мария Валяева.  Переводчик:Издательство: Виртуальная галерея, 2003 г Твердый переплет, 544 стр ISBN 5-98181-002-5 Тираж: 1000 экз Формат: 70x100/16 (~167x236 мм).