Mikhail Vrubel. The Artist of the Eves: A Soul Torn by Beauty

by Mikhail Guerman

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (1856-1910) was a painter whose art has been described as a Symbolist and Proto-Expressionist. He exerted a tremendous influence on Russian avant-garde painters. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Art in St. Petersburg, Vrubel made many trips to Italy and earned his living restoring medieval art treasures. This greatly influenced Vrubel's choice of subject matter, although he was also heavily influenced by the literature of his own country, which was then in full flower. The magnificent full-colour reproductions in this book of the Russian master, whose work deserves to be far better known in the West, will be a revelation to all who are unfamiliar with his work and a delight to the enthusiast.

211 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2022

Reviews

[Arthur Lake · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overview of Vrubel's work, but illustrations are in no particular order, and some of the most important are spread over two pages, meaning vital central detail is lost in the gutter of the book.