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Died. 28 May 1927. (1927-05-28) (aged 49) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg) Occupation (s) Painter. Stage designer. Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev ( Russian: Борис Михайлович Кустодиев; 7 March [ O.S. 23 February] 1878 – 28 May 1927) was a Russian and later Soviet painter and stage designer.
Kustodiev’s motifs and subjects symbolised a life that had disappeared irrevocably into the past, yet had still lost none of its tart aroma. With their portly figures, ruddy cheeks and flowing movements, his haughty merchant’s wives personified the Russian national ideal of health and beauty.
In 1903, he married Julia Proshinskaya (1880–1942). He visited France and Spain on a grant from the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1904. Also in 1904, he attended the private studio of René Ménard in Paris. After that he traveled to Spain, then, in 1907, to Italy, and in 1909 he visited Austria and Germany, and again France and Italy.
- Russian
- May 7, 1878
- Astrakhan, Russian Federation
- May 28, 1927
Title: Merchant's Wife at Tea; Creator lifespan: 1878 - 1927; Creator's nationality: Russian; Creator's place of death: Russian, Leningrad; Creator's place of birth: Russian, Astrakhan; Creator's...
Dec 8, 2017 · This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1281 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, articles 5 and 6 of Law No ...
The present drawing is a preparatory study for Boris Kustodiev’s major oil, Merchant’s wife with mirror (1920, State Russian Museum). Kustodiev found inspiration in the subject of the merchant’s wife or kupchikha , whom he often depicted posing languorously, titillating the viewer with her voluptuous flesh, or sipping tea while enjoying ...
The virtual exhibition is prepared for the 145th anniversary of the outstanding Russian artist Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927), which is celebrated on March 7, 2023. It has combined more than 100 paintings, drawings, book and print graphics, theatrical and sculptural works of the master from the collection of the Russian Museum. The virtual exhibition was created based on the materials of the ...
