MAXIMILIAN JEWELLERY LTD

catalog

Saint-Petersburg. Russia

2009

GEMSTONE CARVING ART

OF SAINT-PETERSBURG SCHOOL

"Some of craftsmen even excelled Faberge and have got a possibility to create new and unusual. Only these craftsmen can be called Artists. The interest paid to their works by world museums and galleries affirms the highest level of Russian artists’ creativity. This book is dedicated to the most talented and respectable Russian gem artists. To those who without any doubt we can call Masters".

MAXIM ARTSINOVITCH

SPECIAL EDITION OF "SIZIF" MAGAZINE

november 2009

Saint-Petersburg. Russia

MAXIM ARTSINOVITCH PRIVATE COLLECTION

"Одной такой коллекции, а также ее экстравагантному владельцу и посвящен этот номер приложения к нашему альманаху. Максим Арцинович - давний поклонник мелкой камнерезной пластики, который уже более двадцати лет наблюдает за развитием этой специфической разновидности декоративно-прикладного искусства. Наверное, именно столь длительный и глубокий интерес и подтолкнул его несколько лет назад сначала к полной ревизии своей обширной коллекции, а затем и к полному пересмотру принципов ее формирования. В результате, по мнению редакции альманаха «Сизиф», Максим Арцинович обладает сегодня самой ценной в художественном отношении коллекцией камнерезных работ в нашей стране. И мы искренне надеемся, что пролистав эти страницы, читатели нашего альманаха также присоединятся к этой точке зрения…"

ANTON ANANIEV

editor of "Sizif" magazine

LuxArt Gallery

catalog

Moscow. Russia

2006

PLASTICITY IN A STONE

"A special praise goes to Maxim Artsinovitch, who has found these masterpieces and acquired them for his collection. Collecting modern art is always associated with certain risks. It is not enough to have an appreciation of art and to be an expert in an area, which for some reason has attracted the collector. The collector must have an insight that “leads” him to the “right” acquisitions, i.e. those carrying a kernel of the future while at the same time reflecting the past and the present. Not every collector dares to buy works by modern artists, much less gemstone carving arts, which are still not properly understood by many. Figurines by Carl Faberge are much more habitual. In this respect, what has been done by Maxim Artsinovitch appears to be particularly brave and worthy of respect, especially if one takes into account that in his collection he has been guided not by opportunistic considerations, but artistic and historical values of works by Saint-Petersburg artists".

MARINA LOPATO
Doctor of Arts, Head of the Metal and Stone Crafts Section,
West European Arts Division, State Hermitage Museum