Lone Guitarist
1865
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Location in museum
The Mikhailovsky Palace
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Room 18. Vasily Perov - Period Late 19th century
- CategoryPortrait, Genre Painting
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The significance of Perov's art goes beyond the social themes of his paintings. Man the constant aim and purpose of his work - interested Perov from different points of view. Even before he had gained a reputation as a portrait painter, during his stay in Paris, the pictures of the young artist were noted for their characteris tic appearance - fairly small single - figure compositions combining the portrait and social genres. Lone Guitarist, painted soon after his return to Russia, is the best example of this type of painting by Vasily Perov. It is marked by the psychological subtlety with which Perov portrays the poor and lonely old man, whose only joy and meaning in life is music. Play and Passion in Russian Fine Art. St-Petersburg. 1999. P. 147.