Rundaltsov (Rundaltsov) Michael V.

Nov. 7, 1871 (St. Petersburg) - November 1935 (Paris)

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born in the family medalist craftsman, engaged in the manufacture of relief stamps. In 1887 was appointed auditor at the Central School of Technical Drawing of Baron Alexander Stieglitz. Engaged in a class of lithography and etching of VV Mate. During the period of study has received several awards, participated in the annual student exhibitions, published work in journals "Pictorial Review" and "World Literature". In 1892, left school without completing the course. I went to Siberia, where he obtained the post of engraver to the book publishing PI Makushina. From 1895 - the artist-engraver Expeditions harvested government securities in St. Petersburg. In 1902 and 1906 the means of IAH traveled abroad for excellence in craftsmanship. In 1905 at the request of Mate was awarded the title of academician.

worked primarily in color etching technique. Created set of engraved portraits of the Russian culture (Pushkin's original OA Kiprensky and VATropinin, 1890; AG ; Rubinstein from the original Repin, 1895; Leo Tolstoy, 1890; KT Soldatenkova, 1902; GI Semiradsky, 1904; Turgenev, 1905; MA Zichy, 1910), representatives of the nobility and members of the imperial family. Performed engraved copies of paintings of the Hermitage, Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III, was engaged in ex libris.

exhibited his works at the Spring exhibition in the halls of IAH, exhibitions of the Association of Artists. Member of society "Myussarovskie Mondays. In 1904, became one of the founders of Russian art-industrial society.

in 1917 created a portrait of Alexander Kerensky, in 1918 - Lenin. Participated in a festive design of the streets of Petrograd to the first anniversary of the October (Catherine Canal Embankment). Has exhibited his works at the First State Free Exhibition of Works of Art in Petrograd (1919), the first Russian art exhibition in the Van Diemen Gallery in Berlin (1922), the exhibition "Russian bookplate in Kazan (1923).

In 1920 he emigrated. For some time he lived in Reval, then moved to the United States and settled in Miami (Florida). Worked on private and public orders, in particular, played a portrait of U.S. President William Harding. He was elected professor of the Institute of United Arts in New York. Held a solo exhibition in New York (1930).

From 1930 he lived in Paris, where he headed the Society of Russian Artists. Turgenev. He was buried in the crypt of the society at the Pere Lachaise cemetery.

Rundaltsov - one of the greatest masters of Russian original, and engravings of reproduction late XIX - the first third of the twentieth century. His works were a success thanks to the meticulous scrutiny of performance, thin strokes and "high" culture of graphics - even distribution of weight on the sheet, coordinated rhythmic structure, successfully found the color decisions. However, according to several researchers, having mastered the virtuoso technique of his teacher's Mate, he could not rise to the heights of true art and therefore remained in his art dispassionate copyist-craftsman, far from being creative revelation "(VI Fedorova" V. Mate and his disciples. "Leningrad, 1982).

Rundaltsova works are in many museum collections, including the State Russian Museum, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin and others.