Pocket size format, measuring 6 ¼" x 4 ¾". Paperback, 35 pp. The front cover is decorated with graphics in the Art Nouveau style. Published by the Committee for Popularization of Arts at the Russian Academy of History of Material Culture, Leningrad. Circulation mere 3,000 copies, extremely low. Russian text with b/w illustrations. The booklet is an essay on the subject of the Dutch portrait of the XVII century, written by A.M. Pappe. The author traces evolution of the art of portrait in the XVII-century Netherlands against the underlaying evolution of the socioeconomic conditions in the

Pocket size format, measuring 6 ¼" x 4 ¾". Paperback, 35 pp. The front cover is decorated with graphics in the Art Nouveau style. Published by the Committee for Popularization of Arts at the Russian Academy of History of Material Culture, Leningrad. Circulation mere 3,000 copies, extremely low. Russian text with b/w illustrations. The booklet is an essay on the subject of the Dutch portrait of the XVII century, written by A.M. Pappe. The author traces evolution of the art of portrait in the XVII-century Netherlands against the underlaying evolution of the socioeconomic conditions in the country, firmly tying one with the other. Thoughtfully, the booklet has the list of portraits on exhibit in the Leningrad Hermitage in the order of their appearance as the viewer would walk the proscribed route from one hall to the next. In addition to that, each painting on the list has its catalog number.

In very good condition. The cover is tight on the two binding staples. The staples are rust-free. There are no separations to the cover or the textblock. The text and illustrations are bright and crisp. The edges and corners are very slightly frayed but not too obviously so. The wear is not very detractive.

Overall, this is a nice illustration of the effort the young Soviet Power made to popularize fine arts among the newly-minted "homo sovieticus", - in the 1920s often barely literate and far from culture. Needless to say, most of such effort firmly stood on the foundation of the communist dogmas of class struggle, cloudless communist future and the "obvious" advantages of socialism over capitalism.

Please note that the quarter coin and the pen in our photos are for size reference.
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