Masterpieces of Russian art

The exhibition entitled Undiscovered Masterpieces. Russian Art from the Collections of the Baltic Countries opens today at the Kumu and Kadriorg Art Museums (Tallinn, Estonia). The project is the first joint exposition of works by Russian artists, from the late 19th century and early 20th century, from the museums of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
 
The exhibition is divided into two parts. At the Kumu Art Museum, the works being exhibited include 19th-century Realist paintings and the official art of the day – Academic Art and Salon Art. Represented are some of the greats of the Peredvizhniki Movement – Ivan Kramskoi, Ilya Repin, Ivan Shishkin, Vasily Perov, Alexei Savrassov and others – as well as representatives of Late Realism.

At the Kadriorg Art Museum, works from what has been called the "Silver Age" are exhibited, from Russian Impressionism to the search for forms by the Avant-Garde at the beginning of the 20thcentury. Special attention is focused on works by the artists who belonged to the groups called Mir Iskusstva and Knave of Diamonds, as well as the theatrical theme in 20th-century Russian art. Many superb artists, including Boris Kustodiev, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Konstantin Korovin and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, will be represented with numerous works.
 
Location: Kumu Art Museum. Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1. 10127 Tallinn. Estonia.