The exhibition reveals the multifaceted nature of one of the most recognizable masters of Russian art. The focus is on the line as the foundation of Ivan Bilibin's artistic thinking. Ivan Bilibin's creative legacy impresses with its breadth: he worked as a landscape painter and theater artist, taught, engaged in photography, created caricatures, and studied wooden architecture. However, true fame came to him through book graphics - illustrations for fairy tales, epics, and literary works - both Russian and foreign. The artist also designed magazines, created posters, advertising leaflets, calendars, and decorative publications. A key concept for his style was the "steel line," emphasizing the dominance of a clear contour. The decorative quality of Art Nouveau in his works was combined with precise observation of reality. At the core of his method is the creative reinterpretation of folk art, lubok, and ancient Russian miniatures, supplemented by the influence of Japanese and European engravings from the 17th to 19th centuries. Thus, a recognizable artistic language emerged, where line and color form a measured harmony. Find other exhibitions in St. Petersburg on KUDAGO.