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The Kohn Collection of Russian Impressionism is one of the largest private collections of Russian Impressionist art in the world. The Collection features more than 300 paintings by over 150 of the most celebrated Russian artists.

For over 60 years Elena Kohn's family gathered a remarkable body of work and school of study what was hidden behind the Iron Curtain and was to never be seen by the outside world.

In 1994, the dawn of the turbulent times ahead for Russia, Elena's family made a risky decision to ship the whole collection to her in the United States. It took 3 ½ years to achieve the goal of sending the collection to the U.S. the paintings were sent one or two paintings at a time, wrapped in an old cloth, and miraculously, all of the paintings made their way to the United States, safely and unharmed.

Now the Kohn Collection travels throughout important art museums and has been featured in important publications such as Art and Antiques magazine, Art of the West magazine, Southwest Art magazine, and Phoenix Home and Garden. The Kohn Collection was also proudly named "One of the Nation’s Premier Collections" by The Arizona Republic.

A number of the paintings from the Collection are currently for sale.