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Rare 1955 Soviet Art Album: "The Year 1905 in Painting, Graphics, and Sculpture" (Izogiz, Moscow)

For collectors of Soviet propaganda, art historians, and specialists in Russian revolutionary history, this 1955 original Soviet art album serves as a paramount visual record. Published in Moscow by Izogiz (Государственное издательство изобразительного искусства / Изогиз), The Year 1905 in Works of Painting, Graphic Art, and Sculpture (1905 год в произведениях живописи, графики, скульптуры) was released to mark the half-century anniversary of the First Russian Revolution.

Featuring a large-format landscape orientation, this album documents how mid-century Soviet artists memorialized the 1905 barricade fights, strikes, and political movements.

Revolutionary Poster Art, Fine Art & Bas-Reliefs

This curated compilation showcases the work of top Soviet realists and graphic artists, combining historical documentary prints with high-grade art reproductions:

• Tipped-In Color Poster Art: Features full-color mounted poster plates, including dramatic agitational works depicting armed workers ("Glory to the Stormy Petrels of the Proletarian Revolution!").

• Sculpture & Relief Monuments: Detailed photographic plates of bronze and plaster bas-reliefs, including Yu. Ushkov’s Construction of the Barricade and N. Serebryakov’s Barricade (1954).

• Historical Painting & Satire: Reproductions of famous canvases such as S. Ivanov’s Rally (October 18, 1905) alongside period satirical cartoons and facsimiles of Czarist documents.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: 1905 год в произведениях живописи, графики, скульптуры

• Publisher: State Publishing House of Fine Arts (Изогиз, Moscow)

• Publication Date: 1955 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's large softcover art album

• Classification: Soviet Fine Art / Revolutionary History / USSR Propaganda Posters

Condition & Provenance Details

• Ex-Library Provenance: Authentic former institutional holding featuring Soviet Georgian library ink stamps on the title page and handwritten catalog numbers on the prelims.

• Exterior Condition: Softcover retains clean margins with natural age-toning and minor edge wear typical of large 1950s paper albums.

• Page & Plate Quality: Plates and text blocks remain firmly bound. Mounted color plates and b/w illustrations are crisp, bright, and intact. Free from text underlining or missing pages.