Today in the Russian Museum presents "Around the world with his easel." Presented about 300 paintings, graphic works of Russian, Soviet and contemporary artists from the museum collection, as well as sculpture, posters, videos

To the 80 anniversary of the oldest tourist organizations in the country VAO "Intourist" The Russian Museum has prepared an exhibition "Around the world with his easel, which is already on display in Moscow at the Museum-Reserve Tsaritsyno, and now, 7 October opens in the Benois Wing. The exhibition features works from the Russian Museum, about 300 paintings, graphic works of Russian, Soviet and contemporary artists, as well as sculpture, posters, videos. Some of these works have never shown to the public.

In Russia, a genre of artistic journeys began to develop actively the end of the XVIII century, when the Academy of Fine Arts began to send in creative business (pensioner's trip) is not only a historical painter, but also the best students in landscape class. The purpose of a pensioner's travel was not only acquainted with artistic masterpieces, but also in creating their own works.

exposition of the exhibition is based on a geographical basis: each of the rooms is dedicated to one or two countries, episodes of everyday life which, sketches customs and manners, landscapes depicted Russian artists during his travels.

The first two rooms are devoted to Italy, a country often visited by Russian artists in the XIX century. and Fyodor Matveyev , find themselves in Italy, the first depicting architectural and scenic beauty of this country. Imitating European classical landscape painting, the master left the majestic canvases depicting Rome and its environs. Then, in Italy, followed by Orest Kiprensky , Sylvester Shchedrin , brothers Carl and Alexander Bryullov , Alexander Ivanov , Ivan Aivazovsky , Alexander Myasoedov and other artists of the XIX century, who worked not only in landscape but in portrait and historical genre, engaged in sculpture and architecture.

In Italy Shchedrin doing what he could not afford to St. Petersburg, ie, freely chosen motifs: the common people on the seafront of Naples, day and night scenes with the fishermen. Approximately so do Charles and Alexander Brullov, arrived in Italy in 1822 by Society for the Encouragement of Artists. Karl Bryullov, historical painter and portraitist, is immersed in the element of Italian life and wrote a few pictures of the grape harvest ( "Girl, collecting grapes in the vicinity of Naples, 1827;" Italian Noon, 1827). Contrary to the rules of the Academy of Arts, on which the paintings were written in the workshops on the approved drawings and sketches, Karl Bryullov brings the whole process of nature. Reflecting on the canvas of the historical story ( "The Last Days of Pompeii"), the artist enthusiastically working on the set of pictures of local life. Future architect Alexander Bryullov, in addition to measuring the ancient monuments in Pompeii, the study of churches in Sicily and in Rome, too, is embarking on an "adventure genre." He wrote parts of the Italian streets, funny skits ascent of Vesuvius company of Russian travelers. These sketches brothers Bryullov enjoyed great popularity both in Russian and in foreign travelers. Pyotr Basin , arrived in Italy, long and hard painted antique originals in the museums of Naples and Rome , made copies of works by artists of the Renaissance, wrote a few paintings on mythological and historical subjects, it is traditional for the academic painting of those years, and in addition - making sketches from nature. By the end of XIX century artists are beginning to increasingly turn to the items from the daily lives of ordinary Italians ( Pavel Kovalevsky "Excavations in Rome, 1876). In portraiture appears deeper character and mood patterns ( Pavel Chistyakov «Giovannini, sitting on the windowsill ", 1864).

In the XX century along with the monumental ensemble of paintings and graphic sheets appeared "undress" streets of small towns ( B. Anisfeld , A. Ostroumova-Lebedeva , Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky , etc.). Italy was popular among Soviet artists, who in 1950 once again had the opportunity to travel outside the USSR. Sergei Gerasimov created a generalized image of the city: "Venice. Evening at the Doge's palace "(1956). Yuri Pimenov said particular defining the special atmosphere of urban life: "Venice. Lonely flower-"(1958).

In the hall devoted to France, you can see the work Ilya Repin ( "The Lady, resting on a chair", 1875), Konstantin Korovin ( «Paris . July 14, 1900-e), Nathan Altman ( «Fedka, a native of Paris »), Clement Redko (« Morning. The old streets of Paris, 1927). If at the beginning of the XIX century painters from Russia to France were chosen infrequently, at the end of XIX - XX century, this is where they could learn about impressionism, post-Impressionism, Cubism and other new trends of art. In 1935 Alexander Deineka at his own expense made a trip abroad - to France, Italy, USA. His Paris of the "Parisian" (1935), "Paris. The Cafe "(1935) convey the unique atmosphere of the city. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin written in Paris a few portraits of his then-fiancee, a Frenchwoman ( "Portrait of the artist's wife", 1907).

part of an exhibition dedicated to Morocco. In 1930 this country visited Basil Shukhaiev , after which he created a series of paintings life, manners and customs of local residents. In the same years in Morocco and visited Zinaida Serebryakova ( «Marrokanka in white, 1928 ).

An unexpected discovery of the artistic community of Russia for 1820 were watercolors and paintings Maxim Vorobiev , created by him on impressions of Palestine. ÷ ÎÁÞÁÌÅ XIX ×ÅËÁ × òÏÓÓÉÉ Ï ÜÔÏÊ ÓÔÒÁÎÅ ÉÚ×ÅÓÔÎÏ ÂÙÌÏ ÎÅÍÎÏÇÏ. Arriving in the Holy Land, the artist directly in touch with the places and monuments, was not yet familiar to tourists. Two decades after Vorobiova visit Palestine brothers Gregory and Nicanor Chernetsova , which has left about six watercolors and paintings associated with this trip, and an album of lithographs with brief descriptions. In 1881-1882 years Vasily Polenov travels to Egypt, Syria, Palestine, gathering material for work on the painting "Christ and the Sinner».

In the hall devoted to Egypt, is monumental canvas Konstantin Makovsky favorite of Tsar Alexander III, «The extension of the sacred carpet in Cairo, as well as drawings of Charles Brullov" Turk. Head "and" at the command of Allah once a year removed his shirt ».

Vasily Vereshchagin spent a long time to travel to the Caucasus and in Turkestan, India and Palestine ( "In Jerusalem. royal tomb", 1884), the Philippines and Cuba, America and Japan ( "Walk in the boat" 1903, "Japanese Pauper, 1903). Anton Legashov (1798-1865) was appointed artist at Russia's mission in China and, having served in that position for ten years, has left quite a legacy, dedicated to China. His pictures were sent as gifts to Chinese dignitaries and officials.

And in the XIX, and XX centuries Russian artists ( Nicholas Roerich , Semen Chuykov , Alexander Chirkov and others) visited India, the Himalayas, Tibet, China, Ceylon, Japan. Live monitoring of customs, nature and people of India and Persia had left in their images and texts Alexander Saltykov, an amateur painter and traveler. Important for the first half of the XIX century there were drawings and watercolors made by Pavel Mikhailov while traveling around the world with Thaddeus Bellingshausen.

In the XX century, became popular Spain. Alexander Golovin several times been in Spain, learn Spanish, and was interested in literature, music, art Spain. For 20 years he worked on a series of "Spanish girls." In the hall, dedicated to this country his "Spanish woman on the balcony" (1911), as well as the work of Peter Konchalovsky's "Spanish Dance", "Matador», Tair Salahov «Granada" (1978), Evsei Moiseenko «Market Square. Spain "(1981).

In the early 1810-ies diplomat, amateur painter Paul Svinyin been made one of the earliest trips to America. He was the first Russian captured New York with buildings, had already emerged as the future skyscrapers (New York, 1812-1813), Church of St. Paul, is still preserved in the city. When visiting other places in America, Svinyin notice the variety of types, religious ceremonies, especially the life and social organization. In 1935 in America in the creative assignment visited Alexander Deineka: his drawings, watercolors and paintings tell about the peculiarities of life and images of Americans at that time ( "The Negro concert", "New York"). In the United States also presented the work of contemporary artists: A. Zaslavsky, "Skating in New York" (2008), K. Khudyakova «O-ZERO» (2008) and others.

In the second half of XIX, as in the XX century, many monuments of architecture, natural beauty, especially the ethnographic peoples were already well known by numerous engravings, both foreign and Russian. Appeared camera, largely replaced the artist-reporter. In 1920-40-s Russian artists rarely left the USSR. After the death of Joseph Stalin, when the so-called Iron Curtain began to lift, resumed foreign tourist trips.

The last room housed posters and booklets VAO "Intourist" 1930 from a private collection, calling for foreigners to come to the USSR. On the bright canvases - advertising health resorts of Crimea, Baku, Leningrad, attractions and an invitation to the Moscow theater festival in 1936, as well as works by contemporary artists, including stylized Soviet posters Igor Baskakov "Russian Seasons" (2009), "You went to Courchevel? "(2009). The exhibition will demonstrate the unique films of foreign tourism in Russia 1960-80-ies, as well as specially prepared to show video.

Source: mkrf.ru