Today, the State Tretyakov Gallery presents "Aleksandr Kiselev and his disciples"

today, 27 April, the State Tretyakov Gallery (Lavroushinsky lane, 10, hall № 37) opens the exhibition "Alexander Kiselev and his disciples." It is held in the framework of the Tretyakov Gallery opens its reservists ».

Alexander A. Kiselev (1838-1911), master of lyrical realistic landscape and talented teacher, thanks to its broad education, cheerfulness and sociability, was, according to Igor Grabar , «one of the most eminent figures of the old art of Moscow».

Academic painting, professor, head of landscape workshop of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1897-1911), member of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions and the Moscow Art Lovers Society (since 1876), critic and head of the art department of the magazine "Artist" (1893-1894), Kiselev always been at the center of cultural events of the two capitals.

• Alexander Kiselev
  Old Surami pass. 1891
  canvas. 127 x 210
• Alexander Kiselev
  Cottage in Abastuman. 1897. Oil on canvas. 15,3 x 25

his detailed diary, which led Kiselev since 1878 and before end of life, is of particular interest for the study of Russian artistic culture of that time. It, along with a description of everyday concerns of the artist, contains detailed information on exhibitions and TPHV MOLHa in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Shmarovinskih media and drawing evenings at SIMamontov and Polenov , about the Bolshoi and Maly theaters, concerts of symphonic music, etc.

vitality Kiseleva vividly manifested In his painting, which enjoyed continued popularity among his contemporaries, noted that "most of his paintings are characterized by some festive joy". Ilya Repin wrote about the artist: "His landscapes I would call the most in one piece, simple, with the full extent of the real truth and knowledge of their subject professorial. As a "private professor and professor of Art Academy of Arts Kiselev imparted to their students a rigorous logic, simplicity and unity in the works.

Private lessons in the years 1879-1894 in Moscow, he took Ostroukhov , MA Mamontov, MV Yakunchikova-Weber , NV Yakunchikova-Polenova, VV binders , NV Dosekin . In 1880, the artist engaged in drawing and painting IA and M. Morozov, in the future known collectors and patrons.

• ILYA Ostrouhov
  Golden Autumn. 1886. Oil on canvas. 48,2 x 66,3
• BASIL Binder
  Bazar in Arkhangelsk. 1902. Oil on canvas. 41,4 x 59,4

From 1895 Kiselev served as an inspector, and from 1897 - Professor, head of landscape workshop of the Imperial Academy of Arts. During his professorship Academy graduates NN Sapunov , AB Lahovsky , A. F. Gaush , NN Gorbatov and many others.

He never imposed his views of students. "You listen to me, - he often said - and do it all for me was not like". "Teaching him - wrote YD Minchenkov - boiled down to a friendly interviews with the students." At the time of rethinking spectacular systems of the preceding period, and find new ways in the art of a critical attitude toward his art and to teaching the most useful and optimal for the youth.

• NICHOLAS BREATHER
  Still life with self-portrait. 1910-1911
  Cardboard, tempera. 78 x 97,5

By constantly striving for perfection, Kiselev was always interested in students who as, for example, Ostroukhov, Dosekin, binders, became his closest friends. Together with them he worked on location, he discussed his paintings, Art News. He liked to consult with young people about the articles he wrote for the magazine "Artist" and the newspaper Moscow News ».

exhibition presents works by the artist and his pupils, as well as documentary material - photographs, journals with publications Kiseleva, diary pages of the artist.

exhibition is part of the research and exhibition project, "AA Kiselev and Russian artistic culture of the second half of XIX - early XX century", which end on 2 in February 2011 academic conference in the evening and memory, confined to the 100 th anniversary of the artist's death, nastigshey it at the time work on the papers of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions.

exhibition will be open to the public from April 28 2010 February 13, 2011.

Source : Press Release the State Tretyakov Gallery