Golubkina Anna Semyonovna

January 16, 1864 (Zaraysk Ryazan province) - September 7, 1927 (ibid.)

sculptor, graphic artist.

Original art education received in the classes of Fine Arts artist-architect AO Gunst in Moscow at the SM Volnukhin (1889-1890). In 1891-1894 as volnoslushatelnitsy attended MUZhViZ, where he studied with S. Ivanov. In 1894-1895 she studied at the Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at IAH under the leadership of VA Beklemisheva. In 1890 went to Paris twice: in 1895-1896 and 1897-1898, where she was engaged in a private art school F. Kolarossi. A. Rodin's advice. In 1903-1904 studied in Paris, the technique works in marble, visited London. Was a circle of Russian artists in Paris' Montparnasse. Exhibited their works in the Salon d'Automne.

lived in Zaraisk and Moscow. Entered the Moscow Society of Art Lovers (from 1898) and the Moscow Association of Artists (from 1906). Created a high relief "wave" over the entrance to the Moscow Art Theater (1901). Participated in the competition for the design of the monument to the pioneer Ivan Fyodorov in Moscow (1902). In 1901-1903 she taught sculpture classes in painting and sculpture, organized together with the NP Ulyanov in the Commercial College named. Tsarevich Alexei in Moscow. In the early 1900's exhibited their works in the exhibitions "World of Art". In 1904-1907 participated in the revolutionary movement. In 1913-1916 headed sculpture department at Prechistenskie job courses. In 1914-1915 the Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow held a personal exhibition of the artist.

After the October Revolution has taught in the Second State of free art workshops - VHUTEMAS (1918-1922). He was a member of the Moscow Society of Sculptors, painters (1917-1919), the Moscow Art Society (1923-1925), the Society of Russian sculptors (from 1926). Participated in the project competition monument AN Ostrovsky to Moscow (1923).

Retrospective exhibition of the artist held in Moscow (1944, 1975, with I. Efimov, 1977, 1990), Ryazan (1947), Paris (1971, with V. ; I. Mukhina and SD Lebedeva). In 1964-1965 the centenary of the birth of the artist organized a large traveling exhibition of works Golubkina, shown in Moscow, Tallinn, Riga, Warsaw, Leningrad. In 2004 Moscow hosted the exhibition "Meeting through the centuries. A. Rodin. A. Golubkina. C. Claudel ».

Golubkina - a prominent Russian sculptor of the late XIX - early XX century, the representative of Art Nouveau and Symbolism. She worked in a variety of materials - plaster, wood, marble, bronze. Appealed to the easel and monumental sculpture, created cameos. Best known as a portraitist acquired. With its inherent observation, "grasping" the typical traits portrayed - facial expression, posture, gestures, movements, immediate emotions, the artist sought expressiveness of images, transmission of characters and the internal world models. Manner typical mobile Golbukinoy impressionistic modeling, "fluidity" form, expression, laconic lines and silhouette. In his works he often resorted to receive a combination of smooth and rough textures, nuanced and unfinished parts.

There are newer (completed in the middle of XX century) casting with plaster molds of the artist.

Golubkina works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, Ryazan State Regional Art Museum im. IP Pozhalostina, Kiev museum of Russian art and others. In Moscow, opened the museum-shop Golubkina (a branch of the Tretyakov Gallery).