Benchmark Collection Database
Authoritative catalog of reference-quality artworks — эталонные произведения
Database Overview
Build authoritative catalog targeting 500+ benchmark artworks across all major high avant-garde movements:
Russian Avant-Garde
- Suprematism
- Constructivism
- Rayonism
European Movements
- Futurism
- De Stijl
- Bauhaus
Each Entry Includes:
- Full provenance documentation
- Technical specifications (materials, dimensions, condition)
- Authentication notes with confidence rating
- High-resolution imaging (2000px minimum, IIIF standard)
- Searchable by: artist, period, movement, medium
Methodology Case Studies
25 Exemplar Analyses Demonstrating IEHA Framework
Flagship Study: Malevich's Black Square
Complete formal analysis demonstrating:
- Geometric qualities (living angles, eternal becoming)
- Spatial innovation ("space itself" vs aerial/cosmic)
- Technical mastery (tonal calibration, weightlessness)
- De-mythologization approach
Additional Case Studies
Wassily Kandinsky
Composition VII (1913)
Analysis of apocalyptic themes through formal structure
El Lissitzky
Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge (1919)
Geometric dynamism and propaganda aesthetics
Piet Mondrian
Compositional Evolution
From figuration to pure abstraction
Vladimir Tatlin
Counter-Reliefs
Material investigation and spatial construction
Liubov Popova
Architectonic Paintings
Spatial dynamics and painterly architecture
Alexander Rodchenko
Pure Color Series
Reduction to essential chromatic elements
Publications
Manifesto & Core Documents
- IEHA Founding Manifest (2013) — translations in EN/RU/DE/FR
- Methodology Handbook — systematic approach to analysis
- Benchmark Catalog Volume 1 — first 100 works
Multilingual Glossary
Comprehensive terminology reference in Russian, English, German, and French covering:
- Movement definitions (Suprematism, Constructivism, etc.)
- Technical terms (plastic bezvestie, faktura, etc.)
- Period markers (Jahrhundertwende, Fin de siècle)
- Quality descriptors (benchmark, authenticity, substance)
- Analytical concepts (formal analysis, stylistic comparison)
Academic Journal
Peer-reviewed research platform publishing:
- In-depth artwork analyses
- Methodological developments
- Authentication case studies
- Conservation research
- Provenance investigations