Pictures at an Exhibition: the
print series

Pictures at an Exhibition. . .
the title says it all. . .
and disregarding that, even
the most casual exposure to
the music of Moussorgsky’s
Pictures at an Exhibition can
evoke an assortment of moods
and images. For years I
assumed that somewhere there
existed the definitive
collection of artwork that was
Moussorgsky’s inspiration. In
reality, only six pieces of
Victor Hartmann’s work,
consisting of architectural
drawing and costume design and
sketches and watercolors from
his travels, can be positively
identified. I found the
subject matter intriguing, and
just a bit odd. This series
began as a way for me to
visualize and interpret
Moussorgsky’s music through
Hartmann’s subject matter, but
became an homage to the story
itself: the musician and the
artist and the artwork that
lives on ...

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