It is the first so large scale
solo exhibition of one of the most significant Russian artists of the beginning
of the 20th century. The eminent master of painting and drawing,
F.Malyavin (1869-1940) had emigrated from Russia after the October Revolution
and for a long time was known only for the narrow circle of specialists of
specialists and connoisseurs of art. The artist got true recognition in Russia
only in the second half of the 20th century. The aim of that exhibition
is to reveal the main stages of F.Malyavin's creative oeuvre including the
foreign period. The exposition will bring together about 110 art works - paintings
and graphic works (mostly drawings and works that are executed in mixed
technique) from the collection of the State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov
Gallery and the other museums of Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Italy, and
also from the private collections of Russia, the United States of America and
Switzerland. For the first time since
1899 in Russia and St. Petersburg the Laugh
painting from the Venice Museum of Modern Art collections is presented.
With
the financial support of VTB Bank:www.vtbrussia.ru |
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