daughter and sister of Russian emperors, patron of children's homes, hospitals, women's courses, the founder of «Society of assistance to needy artists», Olga whole life devoted to creativity. Opening her chamber canvases were, in many countries around the world, conquer the audience invariably kindness, inner warmth and joy. Today the work of «August artist» represents the Museum-Reserve «Tsaritsyno».

The exhibition shows the different periods of the life of Olga Alexandrovna. Russia, Denmark, Canada - wherever provided Grand Duchess, she never to part with paint. Student Zhukovskiy and Lemoha , for her painting was not just a hobby. Olga belonged to the arts as a professional class, which also served as a source of income.

The artist not only wrote a watercolor, but also worked in other machines - making enamel paint silver. When needed the money for the Red Cross, she began to draw cards. «I'm forty original vintage postcards, which she wrote for the Society of St. Catherine. Thus for the Red Cross raise money », - said chairman of the Charitable Foundation Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Romanova, Olga Kulikovskaya.

The exhibition includes personal belongings Olga: glassware, embroidered rushnyk, foam. Photos are introduced to the different periods of her life. Paintings, created back in Russia, it was a little bit. The earliest albums began with drawings of 1909. The artist was interested in family, nature, the Orthodox world. In letters to girlfriends, you can find descriptions of all life situations - sometimes funny and ridiculous. «She writes:" went a walk, found a three-penny. It may be a good day. " The next day: "I found three pennies and sold ten paintings" », - says Olga Kulikovskaya-Romanova.

Painting Olga looks calm and serene. It seems that this was, and her life. «For people who have a war, emigration, to maintain such nezamutnenny world. This is a feat in its own way », - considers the deputy director of the Museum-Reserve« Tsaritsyno »Olga Dokuchaeva. August artist contrasted all odds that heavenly world, which she opened in the painting, and this helps it to live.

Source: tvkultura.ru