The attribution experience in the restoration process

The work is devoted to a comprehensive study of the painting by S.V. Kaminski "Landscape with houses". The study is multidisciplinary in nature, allowing the authors to study the artifact thoroughly and acquire the most holistic view of it. The article considers the experience of a painting (1930s-1940s) attribution by an unknown artist during the restoration process. Particular attention is given to the study of the painting's condition before restoration as well as technology application of thread-by-thread mending method for large canvas tears by using PVB. Emphasis is given to stylistic, technical and technological research of the painting manner in order to establish the authorship. The article outlines the processes of artistic life in the era of industrialization, provides general information about the "Izobrigad’s troops (art brigade)" on the construction sites of the Ural-Kuzbass industrial complex during the first two five-year plans (1928-1932, 1933-1937), the legendary exhibition projects - "Ural-Kuzbass in Painting" (1935-1936) and "The Southern Urals in Painting" (1938).This regional issue is extended by information about the history of the Chelyabinsk State Museum of Fine Arts, along with the history of the social aspect of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works’ construction. To the basis of restoration and research work, the attribution was reconsidered and modified to suit the results, a new work has been introduced into the scientific discourse of the context of Soviet art of the 1930s.