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Word: artamonov (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...further, hung 20 Matisses, 17 Gauguins, 19 Cézannes, 21 Monets and 24 pre-Cubist Picassos. But it will probably be years before the full glory of Soviet modern-art acquisitions is considered safe enough to be seen. Modern art is still suspect. Says cautious Hermitage Director Mikhail Artamonov: "Modern Western art is not uniform. Some new paintings are quite unacceptable for us, though doubtlessly there are some outstanding achievements of modern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: THE HERMITAGE TREASURES: II | 2/11/1957 | See Source »

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