Borisov-Musatov V. E. At a Reservoir

Borisov-Musatov V. E.

1870, Saratov - 1905, Tarusa

At a Reservoir

1902

Canvas, oil, tempera. 65,5 x 90,5
Ж-2038
Сведения о реставрации:
Реставрация: Богомолов А.И., Русакова Н.И., Щукина Е.Ю. (1993)

Period Late 19th century
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas II (1894-1917) | Symbolism | double portrait | hairstyles | female costume
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“Whenever I am intimidated by life, I repose in art ... then I feel that I am on an uninhabited island and that reality no longer exists.” These words by Viktor Borisov-Musatov are the key to understanding his oeuvre, in which quests for beauty and harmony led to the creation of an illusory, elegiac and dream like world. The artist’s works are generally deprived of any clearly expressed subject. Tinged by his own inner thoughts and feelings, Borisov-Musatov’s paintings are peopled by pensive and dreamy characters, the inhabitants of the old estates. Like memories come to life or incorporeal ghosts of the past, they slip down alleys in parks, make music or engage in silent, neverending conversations.

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