the world of art

The World of Art, Founded 1898

The World of Art GroupBoris Kustodiev, c. 1916

Diaghilev with His NannyLéon Bakst, 1906

The World of Art CoverMaria Yakunchikova, 1899

The World of Art CoverIvan Bilibin, 1904

Illustration for The World of ArtElena Polenova, 1900

Alexandre Benois

Masquerade Under Louis XIV, 1898

Italian Comedy: Love Note, 1905

Bathing Marquise, 1906

Illustration for The World of Art

Konstantin Somov

Self-Portrait, 1898

Letter, 1896

Lady in Blue, 1900

The Island of Love, 1900

Evening, 1902

Illustration for The World of Art

Summer, 1904

The Kiss, 1904

The Kiss, 1906

Lady with a Dog, 1906

Harlequin and Death, 1907

Collection by Vyacheslav Ivanov, 1907

Collection by Aleksandr Blok, 1908

Harlequin and Lady, 1910

Theater Curtain, 1913

Columbine’s Tongue, 1915

Youth Kneeling Before a Lady, 1916

In the Theater, 1918

Léon Bakst

Supper, 1902

Autumn (Vase), 1906

Terror Antiquus, 1908

The Firebird, 1910

Narcissus, 1911

Narcissus, 1911

Bacchante, 1911

St. Sebastian, 1911

Modern Costume Fantasy, 1912

Vaslav Nijinsky, 1912

Other Artists

Mikhail Vrubel

Seated Demon, 1890

Bogatyr, 1898

Pan, 1899

Swan Princess, 1900

Lilac, 1900

Viktor Borisov-Musatov

Viktor in the Boat, 1894

Self-Portrait with Sister, 1898

Gobelin, 1901

Spring, 1901

Daphne and Chloe, 1901

The Pool, 1902

The Emerald Necklace, 1904

Valentin Serov

Portrait of an Unknown Woman, 1895

The Rape of Europa, 1910

Nicholas Roerich

Ravens, 1901

Idols, 1901

Dragon, 1906

The Last Angel, 1912

Doomed City, 1914

Kachenjunga, 1924

Red Horses, 1925

The Death of Atlantis, 1928

On the Peak, 1936