Vasyl Krychevky

“Artistic Families of Ukraine. The Krychevsky and Ukrainian Artistic Culture of the 20th Century. VASYL KRYCHEVSKY” is the first book in a trilogy conceived by Valentyna Ruban-Kravchenko—Vasyl Krychevsky, Fedir Krychevsky, Descendants (Mykola Krychevsky, Vasyl Vas. Krychivsky, Kateryna Krychevska-Rosandich, et al.). 

“VASYL KRYCHEVSKY” is a legendary book. It was published in 2004 by the KRYNYTSIA publishing house and immediately became one of the most significant works of Ukrainian art history in independent Ukraine. It is large format (240x320 mm), 700 pages, full color, with a huge number of illustrations – 1,133 photographs, documents, architectural projects, paintings, graphics, applied art, and design works.

This important monograph not only brought Vasyl Krychevsky back to the public eye, but also presented the broad artistic context of Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, and Kaniv, where Vasyl Krychevsky studied, worked, and created his most important works in architecture, graphic art, painting, and cinema.