Today, in the Tretyakov Gallery opened an exhibition entitled «Maestro pen», which will be presented to works of XVIII - early XX century from the funds of the Division charts. It continues a series of changeable museum devoted to techniques and materials of drawing. Gallery gives viewers a rare opportunity to see the history of drawing in the context of the classical style of Russian art.

In this exhibition cycle for years 2004-2008 were screened works by Russian artists in pastels and watercolors (exhibition «Art pastel» and «The magic of watercolor»), as well as large-format ( «Colossus graphic») . Attention to the general public are offered as a recognized masterpieces as well as image plates, which are not shown for years or never been exhibited, are often not known even to specialists. These are sketches of the paintings, theater and the Set of solutions and architectural decoration, as well as rough and «notes in the margins», which can be found in the travel letters, artists or albums. Exhibition graphics distinguishes another feature: they do not last for more than half because of the conditions of storage of graphics. Gallery seeks to make the fullest possible details and to reveal its viewers funds, which is very extensive and valuable collection of Russian graphic.

exhibition of drawings shows the pen of one of the most ancient techniques of drawing, deceptively simple in execution, in fact, extremely difficult. Not allowing the amendments, it requires the author's extreme accuracy hands and acute sense of form. Figure stylus means artistically, at the limits of expressiveness own line and bar. Changing and varying nature of stroke, pen pressure, using razmyvku brush in black and white sheet can be made large variety of artistic techniques. It is no coincidence that first picture - fork art painter - called the most exquisite technique charts, «the music of lines and strokes».

For centuries, black and white undergone major evolution. In different periods, he then occupied the strictness of line, and the quiet harmony inherent classicism, then cultured and romantic fluency cursive outline, in an effort to convey nuances of tone shading, the game of light and shadow. Depending on the individual artist and with the times he has played a supportive, professional role, or self-acquired.

In the XVIII century, the ability to draw the stylus included in the academic year: ink executed copies of the paintings and sculptures-«antique», recorded composition of future paintings. Linear pattern demonstrated firmness and confidence hands painter clearly «show» structure design. Other possibilities found a pen in the service tool in the artist's travels and travel pensionerskih: the landscape types especially important to the bar, the movement of the pen, sepia tone and bistros.

Figure the first half of the XIX century distinguishes dynamic, elegant cursive. In the era of romanticism incomplete, typical for studies and sketches, is becoming a primary means of expressiveness: it identifies a desire to reflect the run-time, stresses the artist's temperament. Arts second half of XIX century, characterized by thoroughness in the image life, attention to detail, thoroughness and preparedness drawing. At that time, there are specific types of drawing pen. Thus, the focus Peredvizhniki popularization of art brought to life a new genre - graphic replicas of paintings to the Association of Directory traveling art exhibitions. In full-scale landscapes, executed pen may be stronger than in the paintings of that time, reflected an interest in plein air wake, the transmission of the effects of lighting, a live game of light and shadow.

At the turn of XIX and XX centuries, the culture has reached a graphical flourish. Miriskusnikami revived interest in the symbolist and book graphics and drawn miniature gave impetus to the development of the decorative properties of the First drawing. Twentieth century with the cult of individualism has brought copyright dissimilar manners: in the quest to find your own handwriting artists to experiment with different modifications of the pen and the basis on which the image is applied.

Curators exhibition exploring how «clean» first picture in all its diversity, and all sorts of combinations with other graphic techniques and materials, color and monochrome: sepiey, bistro, watercolor. For example, three exhibits on display various styles of graphics: historical sketches of academic compositions, copyrights Peredvizhniki replica paintings, architectural designs, landscapes, travel sketches, virtuoso portrait sketches, book illustrations, designs theatrical scenery. Among the authors - Representatives of Classicism and Romanticism ( , S. Shchedrin , M. Vorobjov , K. Bryullov , Ivanov , F. Tolstoy ), realism ( Ivan I. Shishkin , IM ). Trace the evolution of the First drawing at the turn of the century, in the Silver Age and the era of avant-garde works permit I. Levitan , Valentin Serov , M. Vrubel , K. Somova , A. Benoit , B. Vasily Kandinsky , P. Filonov and other artists.

to the Tretyakov Gallery exhibition will run until April 12, 2009.

Source: tretyakovgallery.ru