Igor Grabar. Life and art. Efremova E.V.

Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar (1871-1960)- an outstanding Russian painter artist, art critic, art theorist, museum figure and teacher. Igor Grabar is one of the key figures of the twentieth century in Russian art. The creative and scientific heritage of Igor Grabar and today amazes with its depth, relevance, and most importantly - the scale of the creator’s personality.

as an outstanding artist -impressionist, Grabar created incredible portraits of Russia and Russian nature, as a researcher - became the author of the multi -volume work “History of Russian Art”, initiated the creation of central restoration workshops in Moscow, was the trustee of the Tretyakov Gallery, and taught in Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, led the artistic and decorative part of the Maly Theater...

But behind all these achievements there was a modest, kind, man in love with his life and profession. It is about it that this book.