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The Collection

Dedicated to preserving, studying, and promoting the artistic legacy of Zinaida Serebriakova for future generations

The Zinaida Serebriakova Family Collection was created by the artist’s descendants to preserve, study, and popularize Zinaida Serebriakova’s artistic heritage. The main activities of the Collection include organizing exhibitions, presentations, conferences, seminars, and other cultural-educational events, as well as coordinating publishing projects.

The Collection researches the works of Zinaida Serebriakova and the artists of her family, maintains catalogue records, supports provenance and attribution research, and coordinates expert review through the Collection's expert process.

Collection work

Our Expertise

  • Attribution, provenance, and expert review of works attributed to Zinaida Serebriakova
  • Catalogue research, publications, and documentation of known works
  • Expert consultation on attribution and provenance

The Collection’s Expert Council studies the artistic heritage of Zinaida Serebriakova and the artists of her family, supporting attribution, provenance research, and expert review of works connected with the Collection.

The Zinaida Serebriakova Family Collection collaborates with the French state Fondation Sérébriakoff, established on the initiative of Ekaterina Serebriakova.

International Collaboration

The Zinaida Serebriakova Family Collection collaborates with the French state Fondation Serebriakoff, established on the initiative of Ekaterina Serebriakova, to support international recognition, research, and preservation of the artist's legacy.

What We Do

Practical work behind the preservation, study, and presentation of Serebriakova's artistic legacy

Research & Documentation

Researching Zinaida Serebriakova's work and the broader artistic heritage of the Benois-Lanceray-Serebriakov family.

Catalogue Work

Maintaining records of known works, supporting catalogue raisonne research, and documenting provenance and attribution history.

Attribution & Expert Review

Coordinating expert review, preliminary examinations, attribution research, and provenance study through the Collection's expert process.

Exhibitions & Events

Organizing and supporting exhibitions, presentations, conferences, seminars, and cultural-educational programs.

Publishing Projects

Preparing books, catalogues, archival materials, and research publications connected with Zinaida and the family artists.

Institutional Collaboration

Working with museums, researchers, collectors, and the Fondation Serebriakoff in France to preserve and study the legacy.

Collection Members

The family and expert team preserving, researching, and presenting the Serebriakova legacy

Ivan Nikolaev
Ivan Nikolaev
First President (1940–2021)

Honored Artist of Russia; Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts; grandson of Zinaida Serebriakova.

Anastasia Nikolaeva
Anastasia Nikolaeva
President

President; artist and Stroganov-trained monumentalist; Zinaida's great-granddaughter; main family expert, publicist, and exhibition organizer.

Pyotr Gnuchev
Pyotr Gnuchev
Vice-President, Director

Join Our Mission

Help us preserve Zinaida Serebriakova's artistic legacy through research, exhibitions, publications, and careful documentation of works and family archives.