Natalia Gontcharova raging against the machine since 1881

Cubism

Pathetic Snails will Stick to any Great Ship

Natalia Gontcharova Spring In The City

In February of 1912, Natalia Gontcharova took part in the Jack of Diamonds public debate held at the Moscow Polytechnical Museum. As her speech was ultimately cut off by the ensuing furor, she wrote this letter to the Russian press (via the Russkoe Slovo/Russian Word) as a means of completing her public statement...

Natalia Gontcharova raging against the machine since 1881