Moscow collectors. S. I. Schukin, I. A. Morozov, I. S. Ostrukhov. Three destinies, three stories

The history of each collection can be divided into the fate of things and the fate of the person who collected them. With the happiness of seeing the best pictures of French impressionists in the world, as well as Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso, we owe two Muscovites: a daring innovator who did not fear the Moscow public, ruthless to competitors, Sergey Schukin and millionaire Ivan Morozov, who was called in Paris, Russian which is not traded. " The third hero - Ilya Ostroukhov by profession was an artist, but by vocation - a collector and museum -museum, with incredible temperament, excitement and genuine passion, he bought French painting and Russian graphics, oriental bronze and ancient glass. It is he who was merit to the discovery of the artistic phenomenon of the Russian icon, in which completely different dignities were previously appreciated than the actual actual.
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