Resumen de "Russkie Akvafortisty": the Society of russian etchers and early artistic organization in the Russian Art World, 1871-75
Taking as its focus the international modern phenomenon of artistic organization in the nineteenth century, this essay examines the first printmaking group in Russia -the Society of Russian Etchers. Analysing the foundation and published output of the society, it explores the reasons why a group of painters turned to etching in the 1870s, and how this technique enable them to foster a novel sense of identity in the Russian art world. In doing so, this essay sheds light on the fraught context of early artistic organization in Russia as well as the relationship between innovation in Russian artistic practices and the Imperial Academy of Arts in the second half of the nineteenth century.
