George Costakis by Peter Roberts
This splendid book paints a rich portrait of the Russian avant-garde and the intrigues which it saved for posterity. Roberts has written a fascinating history of the famous Costakis collection and its creator George Costakis who, for nearly thirty years, was an administrative clerk in the Canadian embassy in Moscow. Until his forced departure from Russia in 1978 he collected, continually and painstakingly, the abstract, constructivist and supremacist art of 1912 to 1930 which fell into official disrepute under Stalin. The author, a former Canadian ambassador to Moscow, is a first-hand authority on Costakis and his magnificent obsession.Peter Roberts, Partner, Energy, Transport and Infrastructure Group, Ashurst LLP Peter Roberts is a partner with Ashurst LLP based in London, with a particular focus upstream and midstream oil and gas project development, financing and M&A. He has advised clients across a wide range of jurisdictions, including Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. He is a past chairman of the International Bar Association (IBA)'s oil and gas law committee, a past general editor of the International Energy Law Review (IELR), and is presently the general editor of the Journal of World Energy Law and Business (JWELB), published by the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) and the Oxford University Press. Prior to joining Ashurst, Peter was the General Counsel for Centrica Energy, in London, and has previously worked for other leading law firms in London, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780886292072 |
| ISBN 10 | 0886292077 |
| Title | George Costakis |
| Author | Peter Roberts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Year published | 1994-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 277 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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