Gerasimov A. M. Hymn To October

Gerasimov A. M.

1881, Kozlov — 1963, Moscow

Hymn To October

1942

oil on canvas. 406 х 710
Ж-5846
Received in 1947

Location in museum The Benois Wing Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Зал 86
Period Early 20th century
CategoryHistory Painting
Keywords The Great Patriotic War | Soviet Art | socialist realism | group portrait | Artists | Сommanders | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | Soviet Leaders | Actors | writers, poets | Servicemen | cultural figures | hairstyles | male costume | holidays, parades | theater | Moscow, Moscow Region
Virtual exhibitions and 3d-tours
- The 100th Anniversary of the USSR
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Hymn to October depicts the ceremonial sitting of the Moscow deputies of workers with representatives from Party and public organizations in Moscow on 6 November 1942. Among the representatives of the cultural intelligentsia are Igor Grabar (1871–1960), Alexander Gerasimov (1881–1963), Solomon Mikhoels (Vovsy) (1890–1948), Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858–1943), Alla Tarasova (1898–1973), Alexei Tolstoy (1882/1883–1945), Kornei Chukovsky (1882–1969) and Dmitry Shostakovich (1906–1975). Painted during the Second World War, this canvas acquired a particular significance. The triumphant red tones helped to inspire confidence that the country would emerge from the war victorious. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 355.

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