When the original edition of this book was published, John Russell hailed it as "a massive contribution to our knowledge of one of the most fascinating and mysterious episodes in the history of modern art." It still remains the most compact, accurate, reasonably priced survey of sixty years of creative dynamic activity that influenced the progress of Western art and architecture. This new, revised edition has been prepared by Dr. Marian Burleigh-Motley. "As for the study of modern Russian art, a new era was opened up ... by the publication of Camilla Gray's pioneering work" (The Times Literary Supplement). "Not only an indispensable contribution to the study of modern art but also an illuminating study of modern Russia." (Hilton Kramer, The Nation). Has highlighted areas

ISBN: 0500202079