Vladimir’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

A Belorussian Landscape
Vladimir Lebedev (Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

The Wedding Present
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Spiders in a Jar
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Captured!
Vladimir Lebedev (Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

The Arsonists Burn
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Untitled
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967

The Force of Habit
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

A Reckless Shot
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967

A Weighty Ally
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Wedding Present
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967

Seventy in Seven (from Fish Story: Chapter 4)
Allan Sekula American, 1951–2013

Free Form Occasional Table
Vladimir Kagan American, born Germany, 1927

Untitled
Vladimir Ivanovich Ladiagin (Born 1910) Osip Iakovlevich Kolychev (Born 1904; died 1973)

Each Fifth
Vladimir Gazovic Czech, born 1939

For an Entire Month the Turks did Float, beneath a Crescent Moon; but Like the Turks in the City Sinop They Didn't Forsee the Flood
Vladimir Vladimirovich Maiakovskii Russian. born Georgia, 1893-1930

A Trap for Judges (Sadok Sudei)
Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887–1917) texts by David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882–1967), Nikolai Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1890–1920), A. M. Gei, Yelena Guro (Russian, 1877–1913), Vasily Kamensky (Russian, 1884–1961), Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922), Sergei Myasoedov, and Ekaterina Nizen (Russian, 1874–1972) published by Zhuravl (Russian, 20th century)

Beasts
Vladimir Gazovic Czech, born 1939

Welcome!
Vladimir Ivanovich Ladiagin (Born 1910) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

Portrait of Rufino Tamayo
Sherril V. Schell American, 1877–1964

Oedipus and the Sphinx
Vladimir Gazovic Czech, born 1939