Today at the State Tretyakov Gallery opens exhibition “Michael Makhalov. The singer of Russian nature ”, devoted to one of the leading restorers gallery, had worked with her for over forty years

Today, July 17, at the State Tretyakov Gallery (Small Tolmachevsky lane 6) opens the exposition «Michael Makhalov. The singer of Russian nature ». This exhibition - a tribute to the memory of the artist-restorer, more than forty years in the Tretyakov Gallery. Dar painter Michael Makhalov (1907-1978) carried out in landscapes, portraits, still life, as well as in the sketch gallery rooms, now become history.

Michael Makhalov was one of the leading restorers of State Tretyakov Gallery. Deep passion for painting, the process of creating the painting, the love of art defined his life painter.

Michael Born in 1907 in Nizhny Novgorod province. The inner yearning for the fine arts, typical Mahalova even during exercises in the village school, leads him in 1929 in Nizhny Novgorod Art and Industrial College. In 1935, the future master goes to work in the Tretyakov Gallery, where several years of studying the foundations of restorative cases under the guidance of experienced restorers A. Fedorova, VA Fedorova , EV Kudryavtseva.

careful and serious attitude to work has contributed to the rapid formation of a creative master of the future. Being a man of big heart, sincere, responsive and sociable, Michael is actively involved in the life of the museum and its great creative team. Together with other staff Makhalov writes scenery to galereyskim plays, takes part in the presentation of the holiday decorations in the museum solemn anniversaries, holidays, evenings.

During the Great Patriotic War Makhalov fighting in the Soviet Army until the victorious days. The artist was awarded with four medals.

After demobilization Michael again returned to the beloved cause. He is working to restore the items returned from evacuation Galleries. While the practical restoration, Makhalov involved in traveling exhibitions in various cities of the Soviet Union as an accompanying restorer.

methods of improving the conservation of monuments and remains deeply studying the restoration business, Michael is working on restoring panoramas artist Robeau «Borodino battle».

knowledgeable and experienced restorer, Makhalov preserved and extended the lives of tens of unique pieces Ivanova , Brullov , Tropinin , , Surikov . Saved «ideal» hands of Michael, not every product comes alive once again, victims of time.

Mahalova belongs to a new interesting page in the creative biography Repina. Making preventive inspection «Portrait Myasoedova» and paying attention to the divergence of threads in place of the old canvas breakthrough restorer found under another canvas - the bottom. After some research, the artist Makhalov and scientific staff of the Division of Art Second half of XIX century, set on many attributes - color, character strokes, consistency of paint layers, the authenticity of works Repina called «Lady in the Park».

With a deep sense of admiration and excitement Makhalov belonged to the canvas by famous Russian artists. Before starting to work, Michael has always previously studied the history of its restoration «patient». Mahalova favorite works were paintings Peredvizhniki, Repin and Surikov. With great passion told in his article on the process of restoration Makhalov picture Surikov «Morning Streletsky penalty». The work on the washing of painting layers of accumulated dust, solidified at the surface of painting, and to strengthen the paint layer - a large proportion of the labor restorer MN Mahalova.

Makhalov been carefully studying the technique and technology of the old masters. Often, he performed with the works of the Gallery, copies, received high marks commissions.

MN Makhalov possessed not only talent restorer. He was a painter with a striking personal style, has created a number of works captivate lyricism, subtlety of color relationships.

His first significant works relate back to the 1940 th year. Among them, a self-portrait, executed in moderate tones, which carefully and seriously looking at the viewer a modest young man. In the same year, in a bold, energetic way is written «Father Antsiferov».

Makhalov worked in various genres of art. It is - a master of interiors, still lifes, landscapes, historical compositions. Numerous interior designer captures showrooms Galleries, big and small, isolated corners of the exhibits. It was painted the interior of the hall after the ancient art reekspozitsii in the Museum of Fine Arts. Alexander Pushkin. On the bright dark red background clearly emerging contours of white marbles. The film is built on a comparison of two opposite sound tones.

imagination leads the artist to the image of various moments in the history of Russia. Picturesque illustrations of the works of Pushkin, Lermontov, Tolstoy depicting the main characters alternate with excerpts from the lives of great men - poets, writers, historical figures, scenes of battles in the fields.

One of the main places of artistic activity Mahalova belongs to landscape painting.

«... the love of mother nature - a sure sign of their country, signs of patriotism».
K. ðÁÕÓÔÏ×ÓËÉÊ

MN Makhalov - Singer Nature average country band. In his landscapes have always maintained a sense of freshness has just written, novel. Mahalova interested in the interaction of color with svetovozdushnoy environment. Artist fascinated by force of sound colors ( «Country Interiors», 1953; «Older vetly», «Lenin Hills», 1957; «River Vorya. Abramtsevo Autumn», 1958).

The artist seeks to capture the state of nature - a warm summer day ( «Bas Romanov. apiary», 1952) or cool dense green trees ( «Polenovo. thicket», 1963), crisp frosty air ( «frosty day» , 1950). Joyous feeling of beauty and completeness of life is permeated with landscape «Berezki covered the sun» (1954). Sun rays break through the bright green cast a warm reflection on the white trunks, the grass. In scenes of Michael clearly expressed national flavor. The artist is able to harmoniously combine colors, muffle their diversity and variety, choose a single tone. Dark green of summer give way to golden-yellow colors of autumn days. One of the most poetic landscapes of the works of the painter - «The Old House. Ostankino »(1971), where he managed to convey the beauty and sadness the recent warm days when the sun barely prigrevaet land.

Most of the picture painted by an old architecture and monuments. They are perceived as an integral part of nature. These landscapes «Klimentovsky lane. Moscow »(1973),« Kolomenskoye »(1959),« Holy Trinity Monastery in Sergievckaya Railway »(1957),« The Holy Trinity-Sergius Lavra in the pond »(1960). The desire to create a generalized image of the solemn sounds of large canvases: «Lenin Hills. University »(1956),« Moscow Kremlin »(1963),« Ivan the Great »(1964).

Poetry and the joy of living painter can noticed and beauty everyday things around him. Through the greenish tone of the artist strives to reveal the emotional-like structure still life «Cucumber» (1957). In still-life «Rose» (1962) «Autumn fruit» (1963) the artist interested in the embodiment of a color problem, the transfer of wealth of color nuances.

At the core of his art is sincere perception of the world. In his best works of MN Makhalov opens a new world. The fate of the artist is not a loud glory. But Makhalov finds its own way of serving the arts, fine.

The exhibition in the Tretyakov Gallery opened to the public from 18 July to 9 August.

Source : a press release the State Tretyakov Gallery