From December 25, 2008 to 8 February 2009 in the State Tretyakov Gallery will host an exhibition entitled «The Art of Yaroslavl and Kostroma lands XVIII - XX centuries. The search, find, open », prepared jointly with the National Research Institute for Restoration.

first time after a long break, the Tretyakov Gallery re-acquainted with the phenomenon of Russian culture in the province as home Class portrait. Opening interesting seam of art, created in the XVIII-XIX centuries in Yaroslavl and Kostroma provinces serfs and the masters come from the «third-class», on the eve of the 1960's - 1970's, became a sensation. The exhibition brought together more than 150 exhibits from museums across the six towns, including Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Rybinsk. Along with the creation of the original artist Efim Chestnyakova, class portrait Povolzhie put in a museum and research practice in Moscow, led by specialists with S. Yamschikovym in creative collaboration with the museum of Yaroslavl and Kostroma. And while the 70 th and 80 th years of last century, the legacy of the masters of Yaroslavl and Kostroma lands widely exhibited in the Russian capital, has since had two new generations of viewers have not seen large-scale screening of the works.

Initiator of the project - the Honored Worker of Arts, President of the Association of Restorers Russia, researcher and advocate of art Russian province Savva Vasilievich Coachman in 2008 celebrated 50 years of creative activity. The exhibition demonstrates the high level of national restoration, which gave its products a new life. It restorers have done tremendous work, are the pioneers of genuine masterpieces of provincial art. Many of the exhibits collected in the project are now the pride of museums of Yaroslavl and Kostroma, and calling card service to these cities.

Yaroslavl region, in the XVIII-XIX centuries endured unprecedented cultural growth, more than any other rich masters who left a significant legacy of creativity. Today, their names are widely known, but their works in museum collections Volga cities are large monographic collection, of which take place in Moscow on imported works of Dmitri and Nikolai Koreneva Mylnikova (Yaroslavl), Paul Kolendasa (Pereslavl), as well as Gregory Ostrovsky (Kostroma) . Remarkable Women's portraits, as well as images of the family portrait gallery merchants Suriname brush Ivan Tarkhanov (Uglich). Most of the legacy of this artist, who worked not only in Uglich, Yaroslavl, and but in Rybinsk, have survived to our days, that rare thing for the province of art.

In the central hall of the exhibition are works by G. Ostrovsky (1756-1814) - icon painter, and painter of the Great Ustyug may serf nobility Cherevinyh. In storerooms Soligalichskogo museum specialists found 16 beautiful portraits with the signature of the artist. Most often portrayed Ostrovskiy representatives Cherevinyh noble noble family, whose estate was situated near the ancient city Soligalich. Perhaps enlightened landowner allowed the artist to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, as can be, and Paris: the early portraits of masters like parsuny, but he brilliantly mastered the techniques of European painting. According to the skill of performance is made portraits NS Cherevinoy (1774) and DP Cherevina (1774) at the age of 6 years. In the war of 1812 Dmitry Petrovich Cherevin was the chief of the Kostroma militia, gave to him all his personal property. Interestingly, and a portrait of Andrew Feodorovich catenin (1790) - uncle of the poet Paul catenin, a friend of Alexander Pushkin and Alexander S. Griboedov party Decembrist uprising.

In addition to the legacy of the named artists, the exhibition allows you to get acquainted in detail with the work of various talented anonymous - «unknown artists» XVIII - XIX centuries. Despite the clearly expressed the individuality of each of these authors, their works in general, fit into the traditional scheme of provincial portrait prevail in the urban environment.

special section of the exhibition represent the picture of Efim Chestnyakova (1874-1961) from the funds of the Kostroma Museum-Reserve. Name the artist for the first time it was loud in the late 1970's, when the exhibition of his works were held in Moscow, Kostroma, and then in Paris, Turin, Florence. Some years it took to assemble and restore the legacy of the master stored in the village and izbah affected by time. Through the joint efforts of the Museum of Kostroma and Moscow restored over a hundred paintings and several hundred graphic sheets Efim Chestnyakova have been returned to life.

Rybinsk Museum is proud that holds rare paintings by Ivan Vishniakova and Yermolov Kamezhenkova who were not born in the province. Thus, the absolute masterpieces found paired portraits of four Rybinsk the landowners Tishininyh - the only work I. Vishniakova subscription.

The work of researchers and restorers in the past two decades has brought significant results, however, still unknown in search of «provincial» art continues.

The exhibition is open from 25 December 2008 to February 8, 2009 (Lavrushinsky, 12, Corps of Engineers, 3rd floor).

Source: rusiskusstvo.ru , tretyakovgallery.ru