About the book: 1980 / Demut-Malinovsky belongs to the brilliant galaxy of sculptors of Russian classicism, whose activities determined the unprecedented flowering of the art of sculpture in the first third of the 19th century. Demuth-Malinovsky's large creative heritage contains works of easel and memorial sculpture, portraits, animalistic sculpture and relief compositions. The wide scope of construction during this period contributed to the development of the talent of the monumental sculptor, and it is to this genre that his highest achievements belong. The art of Demuth-Malinovsky is typical of his time, it corresponds to the basic requirements of the prevailing style of classicism and at the same time bears the stamp of individuality, which gives the sculptor’s works a certain originality.