Tomorrow in the gallery "KABINET" opens the exhibition "Two brothers Benoit. Albert and Alexander. Watercolours and drawings from Russian and foreign private collections"

Gallery "CABINET"
9 Dec 2016 — on 15 January 2017
Moscow, St. Krymsky Val, 10/14, the Central house of artists, halls 14 and 14B

the Exhibition "Two brothers, Benoit" will be a logical continuation of the exhibition "albert Benois. Miracles", with great success held at the CHA this summer.

Will be exhibited works by two famous representatives of the Benois family: the founder of the Association "World of art", master artist of "Russian seasons", a brilliant wizard and profound art criticism Alexander Nikolayevich Benois (1870-1960) and his older brother — founder of the Society of Russian watercolors, academician of the Imperial Academy of arts Alberta (1852-1936).

Main part of the exhibition will be 150 watercolors from the Russian private collections. Many of them the audience will see for the first time.

Among the 40 works of albert Benois, referring to the Russian period of the artist presented his biggest watercolor — "Evening came", which has no analogues in Museum collections.

Alexander Benois brought to the audience in two main creative forms — artist's aesthetics "World of art" and theatre artist. The exhibition includes sketches of its scenery to the famous productions of Diaghilev's ballet "Armida's Pavilion" (1909), "Petrushka" (first performance in 1911); "Giselle". Among the works period "World of art" — paintings that became popular during the life of the artist, thanks to numerous publications: watercolour "feeding the birds Alexander I in Tsarskoye Selo in the presence of Frederick William" (1908), included in the book N. Kutepova "Imperial hunting in Russia"; two views of Versailles, published in the journal "Akvilon" in 1922 and "the Departure of count Orlov to hunt from the Gatchina Palace" created by the artist for the book of A. Popov "Grigory Orlov. Historical poem."

In the preparation of the exhibition has kindly agreed to participate are descendants of the Benois family, living in Europe and the United States. A selection of home collections of two great-grandchildren, Alberta will be displayed in the form of slides on special screens. Watercolors of the period of exile will complement the exhibition of the Russian period and will not only more fully understand the picture of the life and work of albert Benois, but will also be an opening for Russian art historians.

part of the exhibition devoted to the work of Alexander Benois-иллюстратора. Among collectible old books, decorated a consummate master of book graphics, is one of the first works of the artist in this field — famous "Alphabet in pictures"; complement the section of illustrations of the edition of the works of A. S. Pushkin "Queen of spades", "the bronze horseman" and "captain's daughter", and also the magnificent album "Tsarskoye Selo" — unique example of "collective art" Alexander Benois and wonderful Russian charts (Luba, Dobuzhinsky, Lancer, Preface),which Alexander drew on the work on the publication.

Special thematic section will be pre-revolutionary "artistic card" — vintage postcards issued by the Community of St. Eugenia, typography Pluchart and other publishers, with reproductions of works of two famous representatives of the Benois family.

will be issued two separate catalog dedicated to Alexander and albert Benois. Traditional album section with reproductions intended for a wide circle of art lovers. For professionals the absolute value are included in the catalogues detailed the signs of works of artists drawn from in vivo and memorial exhibitions, auctions, charity lotteries and other archival sources. All pointers contain information about more than 1,500 works of albert Benois and more than 2 000 — Alexander Benois.

the Exhibition will be held during the Christmas holidays, so the organizers have included in the exhibition interactive elements and has prepared special Souvenirs.

Source: press-релиз galleries "KABINET"