a study by Susanne Meyer-Büser published in 1994 by Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin. Taking its title from the 1928 competition held by the cosmetics firm Elida for “the most beautiful German portrait of a woman,” the book examines how women were portrayed in the painting of the Weimar Republic.
an exhibition catalogue published in 2008 to accompany the show held at the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin from February 17 to May 12, 2008. The exhibition traced how the image of women in Germany changed between 1928 and 1933, as the sporty, independent “Girl” gave way to the elegant “Lady”. Among the artists presented were Tamara de Lempicka, Lotte Laserstein, Jeanne Mammen, Christian Schad and Nikolai Zagrekov, whose Sportswoman (1928) opened the exhibition.
a richly illustrated exhibition catalogue and monograph published in 2013. It highlights the life and work of Nikolai Zagrekov, exploring his pivotal role in the vibrant Russian expatriate art scene in 1920s Berlin.
an exhibition catalogue published to accompany the show held at the Volgograd Museum of Fine Arts from June 10 to September 15, 2011, marking the 130th anniversary of Ilya Mashkov's birth. The work of one of the most outstanding masters of the 20th century and one of the pioneers of the Russian avant-garde movement is presented through a direct comparison with works by Nikolai Zagrekov, who studied in Mashkov's studio at VKhUTEMAS in the early 1920s. The catalogue includes biographies of both artists, archival photographs, and reproductions of works presented at the exhibition.
an exhibition catalogue published to accompany the show held at the Nashi Khudozhniki Gallery in Moscow from April 9 to June 10, 2007, marking the 110th anniversary of Zagrekov's birth. The catalogue explores the distinctive artistic style and visual language of the artist during the peak of his career in the 1920s–1930s, drawing parallels between his works created in emigration and those of Russian artists working in Russia during the same period. The publication features 45 reproductions tracing the shared artistic currents that developed simultaneously in Russia and the Russian diaspora abroad.
an exhibition catalogue published in 2004 to accompany retrospective exhibitions at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. The catalogue includes Zagrekov's biography, archival photographs, and reproductions of works presented at both exhibitions.