Images

Class No. 2: Historical Understanding, Visual Sources, and Imperial Images
Class No. 4:  Empire, Nation, and Nationalism
Class No. 6:  The Peasantry:  Isolation and Stagnation or Adaptation and Integration?
Class No. 8:  Religion, Modernization, and Identity
Class No. 9:  Refashioning Urban Russia
Class No. 13:  The Bronze Horseman
Class No. 14:  Avant Garde Reactions to 1905:  Modernism


Class No. 2: Historical Understanding, Visual Sources, and Imperial Images


 

From The Romanov Family Album (photographs of the empress and her daughters):

1. The Charity Bazaar: Prepared Room

1. The Charity Bazaar: Prepared Room

2. The Charity Bazaar: Empress Alexandra Selling Wares

2. The Charity Bazaar: Empress Alexandra Selling Wares

3. The Charity Bazaar: Crowded Room

3. The Charity Bazaar: Crowded Room

4. Empress Alexandra and Her Daughters Serving as Nurses in World War I

4. Empress Alexandra and Her Daughters Serving as Nurses in World War I

 

Images from Nicholas and Alexandra:

1. The Coronation of Nicholas II

1. The Coronation of Nicholas II

2. Emperor Nicholas II Presenting Regimental Colors to an Infantry Regiment

2. Emperor Nicholas II Presenting Regimental Colors to an Infantry Regiment

3. Court Dress of Empress Alexandra

3. Court Dress of Empress Alexandra

4. Commander-in-Chief Uniform of Grand Duchess Olga

4. Commander-in-Chief Uniform of Grand Duchess Olga

5. Nobles' Ball in St. Petersburg

5. Nobles’ Ball in St. Petersburg

6. Emperor Nicholas II's Speech Opening the First Duma

6. Emperor Nicholas II’s Speech Opening the First Duma

7. Military Banner (1)

7. Military Banner (1)

7. Military Banner (2)

7. Military Banner (2)

7. Military Banner (3)

7. Military Banner (3)

7. Military Banner (4)

7. Military Banner (4)

7. Military Banner (5)

7. Military Banner (5)

7. Military Banner (6)

7. Military Banner (6)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (1)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (1)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (2)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (2)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (3)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (3)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (4)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (4)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (5)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (5)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (6)

8. Nicholas, Alexandra, and Others Dressed in Costumes For a Ball, 1903 (6)

9. Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, and Their Children

9. Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, and Their Children

 

Faberge Egg:

The Imperial Tercentenary Egg (1)

The Imperial Tercentenary Egg (1)

The Imperial Tercentenary Egg (2)

The Imperial Tercentenary Egg (2)

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Class No. 4: Empire, Nation, and Nationalism


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Paintings from The Russian Museum:

1. Vasily Surikov, "Yermak's Conquest of Siberia," 1895

1. Vasily Surikov, “Yermak’s Conquest of Siberia,” 1895

2. Ilya Repin, "The Zaporozhian Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan," 1880-1891

2. Ilya Repin, “The Zaporozhian Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan,” 1880-1891

3. Vasily Vereschagin, "Shipka-Sheinovo (Skobolev outside Shipka)," before 1890

3. Vasily Vereschagin, “Shipka-Sheinovo (Skobolev outside Shipka),” before 1890

Photographs from M. Lyons, Russia in Original Photographs, 1860-1920:

1. Abkhazian Chieftan (Caucasus), c. 1890

1. Abkhazian Chieftan (Caucasus), c. 1890

2. A Khabardin (One of the Largest Caucasian Groups)

2. A Khabardin (One of the Largest Caucasian Groups)

3. The Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky (Constructed 1894-1912), Saxon Square, Warsaw, poland, c. 1912

3. The Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky (Constructed 1894-1912), Saxon Square, Warsaw, poland, c. 1912

4. Shop of a Vendor in Tiflis, Georgia (Caucasus)

4. Shop of a Vendor in Tiflis, Georgia (Caucasus)

Photographs from K. Fitzlyon et al., Before the Revolution:

1. The empress Alexandra with the Emir of Bokhara at the Imperial Residence in the Crimea, 1909

1. The empress Alexandra with the Emir of Bokhara at the Imperial Residence in the Crimea, 1909

2. Buriat Soldiers of the Trans-Baikal Cossacks

2. Buriat Soldiers of the Trans-Baikal Cossacks

3. Kalmuck Chieftan and Bodyguard

3. Kalmuck Chieftan and Bodyguard

4. The Tiflis Branch of His Master's Voice, c. 1914

4. The Tiflis Branch of His Master’s Voice, c. 1914

Photographs from S. M. Prokudin-Gorskii, Photographs for the Tsar:

1. Chinese Master Tea-Grower Lau Dzhen-dzhan (Georgia, Caucasus)

1. Chinese Master Tea-Grower Lau Dzhen-dzhan (Georgia, Caucasus)

2. Tea-Gatherers, Greek Women and Girls (Georgia, Caucasus)

2. Tea-Gatherers, Greek Women and Girls (Georgia, Caucasus)

3. Weighing Room, Chakva Tea Works, Near Batumi (Georgia, Caucasus)

3. Weighing Room, Chakva Tea Works, Near Batumi (Georgia, Caucasus)

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Class No. 6: The Peasantry: Isolation and Stagnation or Adaptation and Integration?


 

1. Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, "Oral Reckoning," 1895

1. Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, “Oral Reckoning,” 1895

2. Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, "At the Ferry Landing," 1915

2. Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, “At the Ferry Landing,” 1915

3. Sergei Ivanov, "Death of a Migrant Peasant," 1889

3. Sergei Ivanov, “Death of a Migrant Peasant,” 1889

4. Sergei Korovin, "Meeting of the Village Community," 1893

4. Sergei Korovin, “Meeting of the Village Community,” 1893

5. Nikolai Orlov, "Tax-Collecting," 1895

5. Nikolai Orlov, “Tax-Collecting,” 1895

6. Nikolai Pimonenko, "Haymaking," 1907

6. Nikolai Pimonenko, “Haymaking,” 1907

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Class No. 8: Religion, Modernization, and Identity


 

1. Vasily Perov, "Village Icon Procession at Easter," 1861

1. Vasily Perov, “Village Icon Procession at Easter,” 1861

2. Vasily Perov, "Tea Drinking in Mytishchi near Moscow," 1862

2. Vasily Perov, “Tea Drinking in Mytishchi near Moscow,” 1862

3. Vasily Perov, "Meal in a Monastery," 1865-1876

3. Vasily Perov, “Meal in a Monastery,” 1865-1876

4. Mikhail Nesterov, "Spiritual Hermit," 1888-1889

4. Mikhail Nesterov, “Spiritual Hermit,” 1888-1889

5. Mikhail Nesterov, "The Young Bartholomew's Vision," 1889-1890

5. Mikhail Nesterov, “The Young Bartholomew’s Vision,” 1889-1890

6. Mikhail Nesterov, "Taking the Veil," 1898

6. Mikhail Nesterov, “Taking the Veil,” 1898

7. Andrei Karelin/Ivan Shishkin, The Nizhnii Novgorod Convent of the Exaltation of the Cross, 1870

7. Andrei Karelin/Ivan Shishkin, The Nizhnii Novgorod Convent of the Exaltation of the Cross, 1870

8. Maksim Dmitriev, View of the St. Seraphim-All-Sorrows Convent, Ponetaevka, 1890s

8. Maksim Dmitriev, View of the St. Seraphim-All-Sorrows Convent, Ponetaevka, 1890s

9. Ilia Repin, "Icon Procession in Kursk Province," 1880-1883

9. Ilia Repin, “Icon Procession in Kursk Province,” 1880-1883

10. Illarion Prianishnikov, "Icon Procession," 1893

10. Illarion Prianishnikov, “Icon Procession,” 1893

12. Maksim Dmitriev, Annual Icon Procession with Miracle-Working Oranki Birthgiver of God Icon, Arriving at the City Center, Nizhnii Novgorod, 1890s

11. Maksim Dmitriev, Annual Icon Procession with Miracle-Working Oranki Birthgiver of God Icon, Approaching the City of Nizhnii Novgorod, 1890s

11. Maksim Dmitriev, Annual Icon Procession with Miracle-Working Oranki Birthgiver of God Icon, Approaching the City of Nizhnii Novgorod, 1890s

12. Maksim Dmitriev, Annual Icon Procession with Miracle-Working Oranki Birthgiver of God Icon, Arriving at the City Center, Nizhnii Novgorod, 1890s

13. Vasily Maksimov, "The Sick Husband," 1881

13. Vasily Maksimov, “The Sick Husband,” 1881

14. Vasily Vershchagin, "Mortally Wounded," 1873

14. Vasily Vershchagin, “Mortally Wounded,” 1873

15. Vasily Ploenov, "Moscow Courtyard," 1902

15. Vasily Polenov, “Moscow Courtyard,” 1902

16. Isaak Levitan, "Evening Bells," 1892

16. Isaak Levitan, “Evening Bells,” 1892

17. Nikolai Ge, "The Last Supper," 1866

17. Nikolai Ge, “The Last Supper,” 1866

18. Ivan Kramskoi, "Christ in the Wilderness," 1872

18. Ivan Kramskoi, “Christ in the Wilderness,” 1872

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Class No. 9: Refashioning Urban Russia


Paintings from The Itinerants and The Russian Museum:

1. Abram Arkhipov, "Laundresses," 1901

1. Abram Arkhipov, “Laundresses,” 1901

2. Klavdy Lebedev, "To See Their Son," 1894

2. Klavdy Lebedev, “To See Their Son,” 1894

3. Vladimir Makovsky, "Bank Failure," 1881

3. Vladimir Makovsky, “Bank Failure,” 1881

4. Vladimir Makovsky, "On the Boulevard," 1886-1887

4. Vladimir Makovsky, “On the Boulevard,” 1886-1887

5. Vladimir Makovsky, "A Doss-House," 1889

5. Vladimir Makovsky, “A Doss-House,” 1889

6. Vladimir Makovsky, "The Tea Party," 1875-1897

6. Vladimir Makovsky, “The Tea Party,” 1875-1897

7. Natalia Goncharova, "Cyclist," 1913

7. Natalia Goncharova, “Cyclist,” 1913

8. Boris Kustodiev, "A Merchant's Wife at Tea," 1918

8. Boris Kustodiev, “A Merchant’s Wife at Tea,” 1918

Architecture from Russian Modernism and Williams Brumfield, The Origins of Modernism in Russian Architecture:

1. V. M. Vasnetsov and V. D. Polenov, Church of the Icon of the Savior at Abramtsevo, 1881-1882

1. V. M. Vasnetsov and V. D. Polenov, Church of the Icon of the Savior at Abramtsevo, 1881-1882

2. V. M. Vasnetsov, The Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow, 1902-1905

2. V. M. Vasnetsov, The Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow, 1902-1905

3. Roman Meltser, Orthopedic Institute, St. Petersburg, 1902-1905

3. Roman Meltser, Orthopedic Institute, St. Petersburg, 1902-1905

4. V. D. Polenov, Studio "Abbatstvo" at Polenova, near Tarusa, 1904

4. V. D. Polenov, Studio “Abbatstvo” at Polenova, near Tarusa, 1904

5. S. I. Vashkov, Church in the Village of Kliazma, Near Moscow, 1913-1916

5. S. I. Vashkov, Church in the Village of Kliazma, Near Moscow, 1913-1916

6. S. V. Maliutin, Pertsov House, Moscow, 1905-1907

6. S. V. Maliutin, Pertsov House, Moscow, 1905-1907

7. S. V. Maliutin, Pertsov House, Moscow, detail, 1905-1907

7. S. V. Maliutin, Pertsov House, Moscow, detail, 1905-1907

8. V. F. Val'kot, Hotel Metropole, Detail of Facade by M. A. Vrubel', with Sculptures by N. A. Andreev, Moscow, 1899-1906

8. V. F. Val’kot, Hotel Metropole, Detail of Facade by M. A. Vrubel’, with Sculptures by N. A. Andreev, Moscow, 1899-1906

9. F. O. Shekhtel', House for Z. G. Morozova, Moscow, 1893

9. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for Z. G. Morozova, Moscow, 1893

10. F. O. Shekhtel', House for Z. G. Morozova, Living Room, Moscow, 1893

10. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for Z. G. Morozova, Living Room, Moscow, 1893

11. F. O. Shekhtel', House for A. I. Derozhinskaia, Moscow, 1901-1902

11. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for A. I. Derozhinskaia, Moscow, 1901-1902

12. F. O. Shekhtel', House for A. I. Derozhinskaia, Moscow, interior, 1901-1902

12. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for A. I. Derozhinskaia, Moscow, interior, 1901-1902

13. F. O. Shekhtel', House for A. I. Derozhinskaia, Moscow, interior, 1901-1902

13. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for A. I. Derozhinskaia, Moscow, interior, 1901-1902

14. F. O. Shekhtel', House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, 1900-1902

14. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, 1900-1902

15. F. O. Shekhtel', House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, Mosaic Detail, 1900-1902

15. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, Mosaic Detail, 1900-1902

16. F. O. Shekhtel', House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, side facade, 1900-1902

16. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, side facade, 1900-1902

17. F. O. Shekhtel', House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, interior, 1900-1902

17. F. O. Shekhtel’, House for Stepan Riabushinskii, Moscow, interior, 1900-1902

18. F. O. Shekhtel', Moscow Art Theater, Moscow, 1902

18. F. O. Shekhtel’, Moscow Art Theater, Moscow, 1902

19. F. O. Shekhtel', A. A. Levenson Press, Moscow, 1900

19. F. O. Shekhtel’, A. A. Levenson Press, Moscow, 1900

20. Aleksei Buber', Apartment house, Fontanka Quay, St. Petersburg, 1910-1911

20. Aleksei Buber’, Apartment house, Fontanka Quay, St. Petersburg, 1910-1911

21. Gavriil Baranovskii, Eliseev Building, St. Petersburg, 1902-1904

21. Gavriil Baranovskii, Eliseev Building, St. Petersburg, 1902-1904

Scenes of Nizhnii Novgorod:

Paintings from The Itinerants:

1. Aleksei Bogoliubov, "Scene of Nizhnii Novgorod," 1878

1. Aleksei Bogoliubov, “Scene of Nizhnii Novgorod,” 1878

Photographs from Maksim Dmitriev:

1. D. V. Sirotkin, Mayor of Nizhnii Novgorod and Chairman of the Stock Exchange Commission, 1913-1917

1. D. V. Sirotkin, Mayor of Nizhnii Novgorod and Chairman of the Stock Exchange Commission, 1913-1917

2. Merchant Mikhail Rukavishnikov

2. Merchant Mikhail Rukavishnikov

3. Members of the Credit Committee of the Trade Fair Bank

3. Members of the Credit Committee of the Trade Fair Bank

4. Wedding of the Merchant M. N. Blinov

4. Wedding of the Merchant M. N. Blinov

5. Women of the Charitable Society with the Provincial Governor, M. N. Shramchenko

5. Women of the Charitable Society with the Provincial Governor, M. N. Shramchenko

6. City Firemen, with the Provincial Governor, A. N. Khvostov (front row, fifth from left)

6. City Firemen, with the Provincial Governor, A. N. Khvostov (front row, fifth from left)

7. Red Cross Members

7. Red Cross Members

8. Main Street (Bolshaia Pokrovka), with the Theater on the Right

8. Main Street (Bolshaia Pokrovka), with the Theater on the Right

9. House of Labor, Named in Honor of Mikhail and Liubov Rukavishnikov

9. House of Labor, Named in Honor of Mikhail and Liubov Rukavishnikov

10. In the House of Labor

10. In the House of Labor

11. State Bank Building, 1913

11. State Bank Building, 1913

12. Lower Embankment, Along the Volga River. The Trade Fair Grounds are Across the River

12. Lower Embankment, Along the Volga River. The Trade Fair Grounds are Across the River

13. Blinov Brothers' Flour Mill, Village of Filippovka Semenovsk District

13. Blinov Brothers’ Flour Mill, Village of Filippovka Semenovsk District

14. Railroad Station and Square

14. Railroad Station and Square

15. Bashkirov Flour Mill, Kunavino District

15. Bashkirov Flour Mill, Kunavino District

16. Clerks and Workers at the Sormovo Factory, on the Day the 100th Engine was Produced

16. Clerks and Workers at the Sormovo Factory, on the Day the 100th Engine was Produced

17. Shrapnel Works, Sormovo Factory, 1915-1916

17. Shrapnel Works, Sormovo Factory, 1915-1916

18. Engineers and Workers at the Sormovo Factory, with Representatives from the Military, on Production of the Engine for the Cruiser Ochakov, 1901-1902

18. Engineers and Workers at the Sormovo Factory, with Representatives from the Military, on Production of the Engine for the Cruiser Ochakov, 1901-1902

19. Workers at the Mining Mills in Kulebaki

19. Workers at the Mining Mills in Kulebaki

20. Main Building, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

20. Main Building, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

21. Fair Stalls, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

21. Fair Stalls, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

22. Merry-Go-Round, Samokatskaia Square, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

22. Merry-Go-Round, Samokatskaia Square, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

23. Movie Theater, Samokatskaia Square, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

23. Movie Theater, Samokatskaia Square, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

24. Gustov Sisters, Music Hall Singers, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

24. Gustov Sisters, Music Hall Singers, Nizhnii Novgorod Trade Fair

25. Machines Department/Exhibit Hall, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

25. Machines Department/Exhibit Hall, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

26. Interior View, Machines Department, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

26. Interior View, Machines Department, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

27. First Russian Automobile, Exhibited at the 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

27. First Russian Automobile, Exhibited at the 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

28. Pavilions of the Middle Asia Department and of Russian-Persian Trade, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

28. Pavilions of the Middle Asia Department and of Russian-Persian Trade, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

29. Theater and Restaurant of T. Astaf'ev, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

29. Theater and Restaurant of T. Astaf’ev, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

30. House for Public Entertainment and Meetings, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

30. House for Public Entertainment and Meetings, 1896 All-Russian Exposition, Nizhnii Novgorod

31. New Market Square

31. New Market Square

32. Spasskii (Savior) Street and Spasskii Cathedral

32. Spasskii (Savior) Street and Spasskii Cathedral

33. Junkshop in Balchug, c. 1890

33. Junkshop in Balchug, c. 1890

34. State Wine Shop, Before Opening, Early 1900s

34. State Wine Shop, Before Opening, Early 1900s

35. Annual Religious Procession, Bringing the Oranki Mother of God Icon to Nizhnii Novgorod, 1890s

35. Annual Religious Procession, Bringing the Oranki Mother of God Icon to Nizhnii Novgorod, 1890s

36. A Group of Priests, with the Oranki Mother of God Icon

36. A Group of Priests, with the Oranki Mother of God Icon

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Class No. 13: The Bronze Horseman


 

1. The Bronze Horseman, St. Petersburg

1. The Bronze Horseman, St. Petersburg

2. The Bronze Horseman and Surroundings, St. Petersburg

2. The Bronze Horseman and Surroundings, St. Petersburg

3. The Bronze Horseman, St. Petersburg

3. The Bronze Horseman, St. Petersburg

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Class No. 14: Avant Garde Reactions to 1905: Modernism


From: Women Artists of Russia’s New Age, 1900-1935, Amazons of the Avant-Garde: Exter, Goncharova, Popova, Rozanova, Stepanova, Udaltsova, and V. N. Lasarev, The Moscow School of Icon-Painting:

1. Natalia Goncharova, "Self-Portrait with Yellow Lilies," 1907

1. Natalia Goncharova, “Self-Portrait with Yellow Lilies,” 1907

2. Natalia Goncharova, "Fruit Harvest," 1909

2. Natalia Goncharova, “Fruit Harvest,” 1909

3. Natalia Goncharova, "Fruit Harvest," 1909

3. Natalia Goncharova, “Fruit Harvest,” 1909

4. Natalia Goncharova, "Haycutting," 1910

4. Natalia Goncharova, “Haycutting,” 1910

5. Andrei Rublev, Archangel Michael, 1410-1420

5. Andrei Rublev, Archangel Michael, 1410-1420

6. Andrei Rublev, The Apostle Paul, 1410-1420

6. Andrei Rublev, The Apostle Paul, 1410-1420

7. Natalia Goncharova, "The Evangelists," 1910

7. Natalia Goncharova, “The Evangelists,” 1910

8. School of Andrei Rublev, The Nativity, 1410-1420

8. School of Andrei Rublev, The Nativity, 1410-1420

9. Workshop of Dionisy, The Birth of Elevferiy-Alexey, panel, 1480-1490

9. Workshop of Dionisy, The Birth of Elevferiy-Alexey, panel, 1480-1490

10. Natalia Goncharova, "Nativity," 1910

10. Natalia Goncharova, “Nativity,” 1910

11. Workshop of Dionisy, The Descent of Christ Into Hell, 1502-1503

11. Workshop of Dionisy, The Descent of Christ Into Hell, 1502-1503

12. Natalia Goncharova, "Apocalypse," 1910

12. Natalia Goncharova, “Apocalypse,” 1910

13. Natalia Goncharova, "Peasants Gathering Grapes," 1912

13. Natalia Goncharova, “Peasants Gathering Grapes,” 1912

14. Natalia Goncharova, "Yellow and Green Forest, Rayonist Construction," 1912

14. Natalia Goncharova, “Yellow and Green Forest, Rayonist Construction,” 1912

15. Natalia Goncharova, "The Weaver," 1912-1913

15. Natalia Goncharova, “The Weaver,” 1912-1913

16. Natalia Goncharova, "Cyclist," 1913

16. Natalia Goncharova, “Cyclist,” 1913

17. Natalia Goncharova, "Emptiness," 1913

17. Natalia Goncharova, “Emptiness,” 1913

18. Natalia Goncharova, Designs for Le Coq d'Or, 1914

18. Natalia Goncharova, Designs for Le Coq d’Or, 1914

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