In the Museum of Modern Art.

In summer balustrade of the Museum of Contemporary Fine Arts. AA Plastov (branch of the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum) opened the exhibition "Bathing of the horses. Artworks available from the collections of the Art Museum and the collection of family A. Plastov.

image of the horse in art - a large-scale issue, which reflects many aspects of life in historical perspective and in the modern world. R directly and indirectly is clearly reflected in the work of AA Plastov. This picture on the life of villagers, in which simple at first glance, stories are full of deep philosophical meaning. Not for nothing called the exhibition on the famous picture of AA Plastov "Swimming Horses". The exhibition - a sketch paintings and sketches from the collection of the artist's family. Works available Nikolai Nikolaevich reservoir , with whom the Museum undertook a number of significant exhibitions. The exhibition provides an opportunity not only to see a thematic line, dedicated to the horse, but to present another facet of creativity AA Plastov.

The exhibition features paintings, drawings, sculpture, decorative art Russian and foreign artists. This is the icon "St. George" and "Archangel Michael", battle scenes in the prints Masters XVIII - XIX centuries, including the famous engraver scenes Rugendasa. Unique watercolor NI Polivanov drawings DI Archangel and AA Plastov, picturesque genre scenes F. Palizzi, K. Schultsa, N. Sverchkova , V. Jacobi , A. Macho, sculpture P. Klodt , , Victor and Andrew sponge. In the arts and crafts exhibits works of folk crafts - Dymkovo toys and lacquer miniature.

feature of this exhibition lies in the fact that its natural extension - a permanent exhibition of works of AA Plastov, where the image of the horse - the great hero songs "Holiday", "Country Mart", "Mill", "Winter", "In the woods».

exhibition will run until September 20, 2010.

Source: museum.ru