Leon Bure (Album catalog)
ISBN: ISBN 978-9943-357-54-9;
Era: M.M. Malikov;
Country : Uzbekistan;
Era: M.M. Malikov;
Country : Uzbekistan;
Leon Bure belonged to a cohort of amazing artists,
whose names are associated with the Central Asian avant-garde and the regional
art school in general. In 1918, a painting school was opened in Samarkand,
where Bure taught for many years, taking direct part in the expansion of that
institution to a studio, and then to an art college recognized as the best one
in the entire region. In addition, Leon Bure worked in the newspapers of Soviet
Uzbekistan; he also was the creator of the first Uzbek and Tajik satirical
magazines. Bure’s works are the eyewitness story of his time, truthful and
emotional at the same time, told in graphics, caricatures, and delicate
watercolors.
Most
of his artistic heritage was transferred to the Samarkand Museum-Reserve, and
the album under publication gives an opportunity to get most fully familiar
with the life and works of L.L. Bure.