Watercolors in eternal sunlight of the tsar’s Russia from somewhere in the mid nineteenth century. Luigi Premazzi, artist. Living from 1814 to 1891 he grew up in Italy and died in Constantinople but worked in Russia.

Ozerki Pavillon, Peterhof. 19th c. — Ozerki Pavillon, Peterhof. 19th c. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.universal-prints.de/english/fine-art/artist/image/luigi-premazzi/8787/1/138089/peterhof,-ozerki-pavillon—l-premazzi/index.htm

"Afternoon Pursuits of a Lady." 1846. — “Afternoon Pursuits of a Lady.” 1846. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.masterart.com/artworks/5782/luigi-ossipovich-premazzi-afternoon-pursuits-of-a-lady

"Achat Pavilion, Great Catherine Palace,Tsarkoe Selo." 1859. — “Achat Pavilion, Great Catherine Palace,Tsarkoe Selo.” 1859. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/english/art/artist/image/luigi-premazzi/8787/4/index.htm

Revolutionary art by internationally known Russian artist Aleksandra Ekster (Alexandra Exter). Living from 1882 to 1949, she was a member of the Cubo-Futurist, Suprematist, and Constructivist schools.

Costume for a female character. 1924. — Costume for a female character. 1924. Collection of ND Lobanowa-Rostowski. Cc0 License 2.0 BY-SA. via https://www.vogue.pl/a/aleksandra-ekster-amazonka-awangardy

Costume design for Salome. 1917. — Costume design for Salome. 1917. Collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow. In the public domain. via https://www.wikiart.org/en/aleksandra-ekster/costume-design-for-salome-1917

Costume designs for a production of Salome. 1917. — Costume designs for a production of Salome. 1917. Image © Miriam Schapiro. Fair use license. via https://www.wikiart.org/en/miriam-schapiro/aleksandra-ekster-costume-designs-for-a-1917-production-of-salome

Study for a male costume. 1920. — Study for a male costume. 1920. Gouache on cardboard. Image © Artforum.com. Fair use license. via https://www.artforum.com/print/previews/201001/alexandra-exter-24530

Costume design for "Phoenician Women." 1914. — Costume design for “Phoenician Women.” 1914. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://styleupyourday.com/tag/%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8C/

How to live if you are (almost) the tsar. Watercolors of various rooms in the city residence of Grand Duke Sergei and his wife Elizabeth Feodorovna. From the album “Views of the Church, Residential and Residence of Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duchess Ella, Moscow.” 1902. Russian. Ignatius Nivinsky, artist (1881-1915). Collections of the State Historical Museum, Moscow.

Ceremonial office of Grand Duke Sergei. 1902. — “Ceremonial office of Grand Duke Sergei,” from the album “Views of the Church, Residential and Residence of Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duchess Ella, Moscow.” 1902. Watercolor. Ignatius Nivinsky, artist (1881-1915). Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via http://catalog.shm.ru/entity/OBJECT/5602235?exhibition=589645364&index=76

Red drawing room with a portrait of Emperor Alexander I, — “Red drawing room with a portrait of Emperor Alexander I,” from the album “Views of the Church, Residential and Residence of Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duchess Ella, Moscow.” Early 1900’s. Watercolor. G. I. Golov, artist (1885-1918). Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via http://catalog.shm.ru/entity/OBJECT/5602232?exhibition=589645364&index=65

Boudoir of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. — “Boudoir of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna,” from the album “Views of the Church, Residential and Residence of Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duchess Ella, Moscow.” 1902. Watercolor. Ignatius Nivinsky, artist (1881-1915). Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via http://catalog.shm.ru/entity/OBJECT/5602224?exhibition=589645364&index=97

"House church. — “House church.” from the album “Views of the Church, Residential and Residence of Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duchess Ella, Moscow.” 1905. Watercolor. Ignatius Nivinsky, artist. Collection of the State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via https://hitrovka.livejournal.com/133918.html

Watercolors of a time that isn’t coming back from 1893 and the other side of the Russian Revolution. Interior of the Yusupov palace in Moscow, Russia, painted by L. M. Brailovsky (1868-1939). Richer than the tsar himself, they were.

Dining room, Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. — Dining room, Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. Russian. Watercolor and gouache on paper. L. M. Brailovsky, artist (1868-1939). https://arhiv-palat.livejournal.com/48437.html

Drawing room, Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. — Drawing room, Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. Russian. Watercolor and gouache on paper. L. M. Brailovsky, artist (1868-1939). via https://arhiv-palat.livejournal.com/48437.html

Interior with black and white floor. — Interior with black and white floor. Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. Russian. Watercolor and gouache on paper. L. M. Brailovsky, artist (1868-1939). https://arhiv-palat.livejournal.com/48437.html

Interior with stove. Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. Russian. Watercolor and gouache on paper. L. M. Brailovsky, artist (1868-1939). see link in word doc — Interior with stove. Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. Russian. Watercolor and gouache on paper. L. M. Brailovsky, artist (1868-1939). https://arhiv-palat.livejournal.com/48437.html

Interior with candelabra. Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. Russian. Watercolor and gouache on paper. L. M. Brailovsky, artist (1868-1939). see link in word doc — Interior with candelabra. Yusupov mansion, Moscow. 1893. Russian. Watercolor and gouache on paper. L. M. Brailovsky, artist (1868-1939). via https://arhiv-palat.livejournal.com/48437.html

Luxurious odds and ends from the collection of the Fabergé Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. One Fabergé, the others not but just as grand.

Punch set. 1887. — Punch set. 1887. Made by the firm of A.Kuzmichev, Moscow for Tiffany. Silver, glass, enamel and gilding. Image © Faberge Museum. Fair use license. via https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collection/item/88

Pair of drinking glasses. 1900. — Pair of drinking glasses. Used by Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra to drink to the health of her regiment on June 9, 1900. Silver, glass, and guilloché enamel. Fabergé. M. Perkhin, workmaster. Image © Fabergé Museum, Saint Petersburg. Fair use license. via https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collection/item/59

Tea and coffee set. 1848. — Tea and coffee set. 1848. Silver, ivory, cork and gilding. Sazikov firm, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Image © Fabergé Museum, Saint Petersburg. Fair use license. via https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collection/item/69

Textiles with a bit of a Constructivist kick. Russian. Varvara Stepanova, 20th century designer. Also designed sportwear and taught textile design at Vkhutemas in Moscow.

Red, white and blue. ca. 1920's. — Red, white and blue. ca. 1920’s. Fair use license. via https://coralhnd.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/textile-designs-varvara-stepanova/

Orange, white and pale blue. — Orange, white and pale blue. Fair use license. via https://coralhnd.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/textile-designs-varvara-stepanova/

Gold, white and purple. — Gold, white and purple. Fair use license. via http://costumehelsinki.blogspot.com/2013/12/soviet-pattern-designs-by-stepanova.html

More vases, these of a Fabergé sort from the open collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

"Forget-me-not." late 1800's-early 1900's. — “Forget-me-not.” late 1800’s-early 1900’s. Turquoise, diamonds, rock crystal, and silver gilt. Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. In the public domain. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.444

Cranberry. Late 1800's-early 1900's. — Cranberry. Late 1800’s-early 1900’s. Chalcedony, jade, rock crystal and gold. Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. In the public domain. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.446

Wild Rose. Late 1800's-early 1900's. — Wild Rose. Late 1800’s-early 1900’s. Gold, silver, enamel, diamond, jade and rock crystal. Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. In the public domain. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.440

Violet. Late 1800's-early 1900's. — Violet. Late 1800’s-early 1900’s. Enamel, silver gilt, jade, diamond and rock crystal. Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. In the public domain. via http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.442

Russian landscapes with a golden sky. Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov, artist (1830-1897). Painted quite a few landscapes but I like these best.

"Landscape with a Pine Tree." Undated. — “Landscape with a Pine Tree.” Undated. Collection of the Vladimir-Suzdal History, Architecture and Art Museum and Reserve, Vladimir. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/artists/s/sao-sca/savrasov-alexey/landscape-with-a-pine-tree-2

"Fishermen on the Volga." Undated. — “Fishermen on the Volga.” Undated. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://theculturetrip.com/europe/russia/articles/summer-poem-to-natasha-by-alexander-sergeyevich-pushkin/

"Ukrainian Landscape." 1850. — “Ukrainian Landscape.” 1850. Collection of the National Tretyak Gallery, Moscow. Image © 1999-2017. World Classic Gallery Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.allartclassic.com/subj_pictures_zoom.php?p_number=&p=&number=SAV011&stt=2&forder=1

19th century watercolors of interior spaces that live in the Kremlin Museums of a Russia that is no longer there. Some with people, some not. Two of Russians having fun in Rome that snuck in somehow.

"G. I. Gagarin in Rome." ca. 1830. — “G. I. Gagarin in Rome.” ca. 1830. Paper on paper, watercolor, ink, and bronze paint. Efimov Not, artist (1799-1851). Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via https://shm.ru/shows/7583/

"The Count of S. S. Petersburg." 1847. — “The Count of S. S. Petersburg.” 1847. Watercolor on paper with graphite and pen and ink. A. N. Rakovich, artist (1815–1866). Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via https://shm.ru/shows/7583/

"Cabinet of V. P. Davidov with artist K. P. Bryullov in Rome." 1835. — “Cabinet of V. P. Davidov with artist K. P. Bryullov in Rome.” 1835. Watercolor on paper, gouache and bronze paint. Efimov Not, artist (1799-1851). Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via https://shm.ru/shows/7583/

"Salon in the house of V. F. Marini in Odessa." 1940's. — “Salon in the house of V. F. Marini in Odessa.” 1940’s. Watercolor on paper, pen and ink, bronze paint and varnish. Artist not known. Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via https://shm.ru/shows/7583/

"A suite of rooms with a birdcage in the foreground in an unknown mansion." 1830's. — “A suite of rooms with a birdcage in the foreground in an unknown mansion.” 1830’s. Watercolor on paper with varnish. Artist not known. via Image © State Historical Museum, Moscow. Fair use license. via https://shm.ru/shows/7583/

More Russian art, this time a selection of works by El Lissitzsky. Living from 1890 to 1941 he worked in Germany almost as much as he did in Russia. Part of the Suprematism movement and quite avant-garde.

"New Man" from the "Prouns" series. 1923. — “New Man” from the “Prouns” series. 1923. In the public domain. via http://www.designishistory.com/1920/el-lissitzky/

"Proun." ca. 1922-1923. — “Proun.” ca. 1922-1923. Gouache and graphite on paper. Image © artprice.com. Fair use license. via https://www.artprice.com/marketplace/760478/el-lissitzky/painting/proun

Preliminary sketch for a poster. 1920. — Preliminary sketch for a poster. 1920. Image via wikiart.org. In the public domain. via https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/el-lissitzky/

"Basic Calculus." 1928. — “Basic Calculus.” 1928. Image via wikiart.org. In the public domain. via https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/el-lissitzky/

"Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge." 1919. — “Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge.” 1919. In the public domain. via https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/reputations-pen-portraits-/el-lissitzky-1890-1941/10023705.article

"Yacht Club." 1925. — “Yacht Club.” 1925. Image via artribune.com. In the public domain. via https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/el-lissitzky/

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