At this exhibition of the work of Yu. N. Reitlinger, the first ever in Russia, there are represented mainly icons from the 1970's-beginning of the 1980's, some watercolours and sketches from the 1920's and 30's and preparatory drawings for icons. Like her early work, the late work of Sister Joanna expresses the wide range of her artistic interests, her sympathy for a wide variety of traditions and an unfailing honesty of interpretation, also a wonderful mastery of composition and spiritual authenticity in her images.

Taken from the introduction to the catalogue of a retrospective of her work at the St Andrei Rublyev Museum – the Andronnikov Monastery – in Moscow in 1999. Translated by Elizabeth Roberts 2000 corrected 24/4/03