Sine ira et studio — Without anger and prejudice
Founded in 2013, the European Institute of Avant-Garde Heritage represents a pioneering initiative in the scholarly study and authentication of high avant-garde art. Specializing in the transformative period from 1890 to 1930, we employ benchmark-based artistic analysis to establish objective standards for understanding works from movements including Suprematism, Constructivism, Futurism, and De Stijl.
Restoring artistic quality as the primary criterion for evaluation
We move beyond market hype and excessive interpretation to reveal the essential substance of avant-garde achievement. Our methodology prioritizes direct engagement with artworks, allowing formal qualities, technical mastery, and genuine innovation to speak louder than theoretical constructs or marketplace enthusiasm.
By returning to the fundamental substance of art — вещество искусства — we create space for authentic understanding.
Building the Framework for Objective Art Analysis
Establish authoritative catalog of reference-quality artworks (эталонные произведения) serving as authenticity standards, quality benchmarks, and analytical templates.
Develop systematic analytical approach focusing on artistic substance: formal qualities, technical mastery, innovation merit, and comparative analysis.
Combat "interpretational fog" that obscures actual achievement. Enable viewers to remain alone with the painting through rationalization of sensations.
Cultivate specialists capable of authentication based on artistic merit rather than provenance alone, recognition of substance versus mere gesture.
Define "High Avant-Garde" with precision: genuine formal innovation, technical mastery, historical significance, benchmark-worthy characteristics.
Provide authoritative authentication consulting, quality assessment through benchmark comparison, and research collaboration with academic partners.
Our six-stage analytical framework, refined through the landmark Black Square case study, provides a systematic approach to artwork evaluation that prioritizes direct engagement over theoretical overlay.
Approach without preconceptions
Geometry, color, space, composition
Materials, execution, craftsmanship
Oeuvre, contemporaries, precedents
Background, not determinism
Authenticity confidence rating
The Jahrhundertwende: 1890-1930
Principles Guiding Practice
"Sine ira et studio"
Analysis without anger and without prejudice. Systematic methodology resists both excessive enthusiasm and dismissive skepticism.
Substance Over Theory
The artwork itself takes precedence over intellectual constructions placed upon it.
Evidence-Based Research
All conclusions rest on documented evidence subjected to peer review.
Knowledge Democratization
Public education complements professional service. Digital platform removes barriers to research access.
Non-Commercial Mission
Independence from market pressures preserves objective evaluation.
Generational Knowledge
Preservation and transmission of expertise for future scholars.
Strategic Partnerships Worldwide
25%
Global avant-garde holdings
35%
Museum partnerships
40%
Academic collaborations
"To enable viewers—including professionals—to remain alone with the painting. This is not rejection of scholarship but its fulfillment: knowledge that illuminates rather than obscures."