The Great Artists series consists of 100 albums of world painting. On the pages of books - biographies of artists, the main milestones of creativity, their role in world culture. Each album has about 50 illustrations. Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (1878-1927) is an artist of versatile talent who entered Russian art as the author of significant works of the domestic genre, original landscapes and deep portraits. Kustodiev became famous for his national romantic paintings, thanks to which he became one of the most popular masters of Russian Art Nouveau. The painter's work is associated with the colorful world of fairs and noisy festive separation.