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Mikhail German

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Mikhail Yurievich German
Born(1933-02-23)23 February 1933
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Died7 May 2018(2018-05-07) (aged 85)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Resting placeSmolensky Cemetery, St. Petersburg
OccupationWriter, Art Historian
LanguageRussian, French, English
NationalitySoviet, Russian
Genrescientific monograph, essays, prose
Years active1959 - 2018

Mikhail Yurievich German (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Герман; 23 February 1933 – 7 May 2018) was a Russian art historian, active in St. Petersburg. The elder son to novelist Yuri German and half-brother to filmmaker Aleksei German, he was known for monographs on Western painting.

Awards

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  • Tsarskoselskaya art award (2007) [1][2]
  • Prize "Nevsky Prospekt"[3]
  • Prize of the Government of St. Petersburg in the category of "prose" for the book "The Elusive Paris".

Bibliography

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Selected books

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Mikhail Herman is the author of over 50 books and numerous publications in print media devoted to the problems of the history and contemporary development of art.

Articles

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  • Georgy Kovenchuk (Exhibition catalog. "Matisse Club"). — St. Petersburg: Mathis Club. 2005. — 32 p. [without pagination].[4] (Rus).

References

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  1. ^ Efimova M. (October 18, 2007). "VIRGOSTAN in Tsarskoe Selo". Saint-Petersburg Statements. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. ^ "In Pushkin was awarded the "Tsarskoye Selo Prize"". GTRK St. Petersburg, Russia. October 19, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  3. ^ Samoylov, Aleksandr (8 June 2009). "Лауреатов «невского проспекта» назвали в пушкинском доме". Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ George Kovenchuk. Exhibition catalog