Until 14 December at KGallery (quay of the river of Fontanka, 24) last exhibition of works by one of the artists of the Silver age, Sergei Sudeikin (1882-1946)

KGallery, November 24 — on 14 December 2015
St-Петербург, Fontanka river embankment, 24

In St-Петербурге opened the first in the last hundred years of Russian personal exhibition Sergei Sudeikin (1882-1946) — one of the artists of the Silver age.

After the October revolution in Russia there was not one personal exhibition Sergei Sudeikin, while abroad, the artist was highly appreciated during his lifetime. In addition to a significant number of foreign collective exhibitions, the Americans made the master's personal exhibition in new-Йорке (1924, 1933), Chicago (1927) and the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh (1929).

suspended from the Moscow Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture for the demonstration drawings frivolous content, Sudeikina, however, managed to become an integral figure in the artistic process in Russia 1910-х.

Started as a theater artist, he designed performances in Moscow and St. Petersburg theaters, worked closely with the art magazines of those years. In Moscow Sudeikin was among the founders of the Association "Blue rose" in St. Petersburg has entered the "World of Art". Together with fellow students at the Academy of Arts B. Grigoryev, A. Yakovlev and V. Shukhaev painted the first Russian cabaret "stray dog" and "Halt comedians" and made out comedic performances Meyerhold.

Paris 1920-х, met his "Russian seasons" by Sergei Diaghilev and the ballet repertory company of Anna Pavlova. He became the main artist of the cabaret Nikita Baliyeva "die Fledermaus", and in 1922 went with the troupe in new-Йорк, where he remained until the end of life. In America Sudeikin actively worked on the design of numerous productions for the theater "Metropolitan Opera", designed the sets for the Hollywood film "Sunday" (1934-1935) based on the novel by L. N. Tolstoy.

In 1930-х years the name Sudeikin almost ceased to attract the attention of local art critics and cultural institutions. In recent years, fortunately for all lovers of art, interest in Sudeikina in his homeland is growing. His inimitable miniatures, sketches of theatrical costumes and scenery and other works deservedly became the gems of Museum collections and the coveted "prey" the most serious collectors.

Exhibition of Sergei Sudeikin — important art project in the framework of the International Festival of arts "Diaghilev P. S.". The exhibition includes as pictorial and graphic works from the State Museum-заповедника "Peterhof", St.-Петербургского State Museum of theatrical and musical art, the State Russian Museum, the Museum complex "Palace of congresses", as well as private collections St-Петербурга and Moscow. The exhibition will be published the first catalogue of works by Sergei Sudeikin.

Source: kgallery.ru