Malyutin Sergey

September 22, 1859 (Moscow) - December 6, 1937 (Moscow)

painter, graphic artist, designer, artist arts and crafts, architect

from a merchant family. Teenage years spent in Voronezh, the end of 1870 he lived in Moscow. In 1881 he entered the evening preparatory courses at MUZHVZ. Studied at MUZHVZ (1884-1890) at ES and P. Sorokin, IM Pryanishnikova, Vladimir Makovsky. In 1886, for drawings from nature was awarded two small silver medals. In 1890 was promoted neklassnogo (free), painter, and not completing the competition now, he left school.

lived in Moscow. He painted landscapes, portraits, paintings on the social and historical themes; studied monumental painting and interior design. In 1890 he worked for Rossiyskogo Historical Museum of monumental panel "Kulikovo Field" (1896-1898; not implemented); friends with historians IE Zabelin and Kliuchevsky. In 1896 at the invitation of Korovin participated in the design of the pavilion "Far North" at the All-Russia industrial and agricultural exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod.

As set designer has worked in theaters GG Solodovnikova (1890), Russian private Mamontov Opera in Moscow (1896-1902), the Mariinsky Theater St. Petersburg (1911-1913). He created costumes and scenery for the opera "Kashchei Immortal" (1902), "Sadko" by Rimsky-Korsakov (1909), "Askold's Grave" AN Verstovsky (1912), Ballet "Nutcracker" by PI Tchaikovsky (1913) and others.

At the end of 1890 on the initiative of Mamontov illustrated tale of Alexander Pushkin and Russian folk tales. Since the late 1890's, developed the designs of furniture, utensils, embroideries, articles of jewelry. With a lathe artisan workshops of Sergiev Posad has created the first Russian nesting dolls (1899). In 1899-1903 he lived in the estate Tenisheva Talashkino near Smolensk, where he supervised the carpentry and ceramics studio, working on projects and decoration of buildings in Talashkino, Flenovo (Hall "The Mansion", the Savior church-tomb; both - 1901-1903). Together with Vasnetsov created the museum building project "Russian Antiquity" in Smolensk (1904-1905). Member of the Artel artists-potters "ant" (1904-1918). Author of the project profitable home PN Pertsova in Moscow (1905-1907, jointly with the engineer N. Zhukov).

In 1914 he was awarded the title of Academician.

After the October Revolution was a member of the College of Fine Arts Narcompros (since 1919); participated in the Fine Arts section Mosgubrabisa (1919-1923). He performed the logo ( "Consent Moscow Artists") for the trade union painters (1917).

From 1881 - participant of exhibitions (student's, MUZHVZ). Member and exhibitor of Moscow Society of Art Lovers (1888, 1890, 1892; member since late 1890), "World of Art" (1899-1901, 1903, 1921; member since 1900), the Union of Russian Artists (1903-1905, 1907 -- 1922; member since 1903), TPHV (1891, 1913-1918, 1922; member since 1914), Society realist artists (1927-1928, member since 1928). One of the founders AHRR (1922-1926, 1928). Member of the association "painters" (from 1917), the Moscow Art Society (since 1923). Participated in exhibitions of the Moscow Association of Artists (1893, 1896, 1903), the Munich Secession (1898), 36-year-artists (1901-1903). Exhibitor World Exhibition in Paris (1900), exhibitions of Russian art in Paris (1906), Berlin (1906-1907, 1922), traveling exhibitions in the U.S. (1924-1925, 1929), exhibitions of "socialist construction in Soviet art" (1930, 1931) in Moscow, "Artists of the RSFSR XV years in Moscow, Leningrad (1932-1934) and others.

taught at the Moscow Institute of Elizabeth (1891-1893; drawing), MUZHVZ (1903-1917), the first and second state of free art workshops - Higher Art (1918-1920).

Malyutin - an outstanding Russian artist abroad XIX - XX centuries, which has shown itself in various fields: painting, architecture, theater and this Set and arts and crafts. In early works (1890) was close to the Wanderers narrative, often - the socio-critical orientation works. In the works of 1900's most dominant feature of modernism, for the painting of this time is characterized by a free, dynamic brushwork, expression, vivid saturated color. Colorful works of 1910-20's, by contrast, are inherent in the severity and graphic quality (in 1910-s is sometimes softened by pastel). Striking innovator made in handicraft works, had a significant influence on the neo-Russian style of art.

Malyutina works are in major museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin and others.