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Zhar-ptitsa, no. 14
1926
Page: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.7 x 24.2 cm)
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Ivan Bilibin
Artist
WA-00031930
Art Nouveau
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
15
Works in Collection
18
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0
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70%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Ivan Bilibin was a Russian illustrator and stage designer whose ink drawings and watercolors merged Byzantine and folk art traditions with Art Nouveau ornament. Working in the early twentieth century, he created densely patterned borders and intricate figure work for Russian fairy tales and designed sets for the Ballets Russes. His detailed narrative illustrations established a visual language rooted in Russian cultural identity and literary adaptation.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Artworks (15)
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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