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Working on these portraits considerably helped the artist, forcing him to make a close study of his model and to penetrate the complex world of the human soul. [2] In 1903, he married Julia Proshinskaya (1880–1942). [6] [7] He visited France and Spain on a grant from the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1904.
Details. 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....
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
At the academy, he studied under several influential Russian artists, including Ilya Repin. “Merchant’s Wife At Tea,” by Boris Kustodiev. Artistic Style and Subject Matter: Kustodiev’s art is characterized by its vibrant colors and emphasis on the human figure.
Kustodiev B. M. 1818, Astrakhan - 1927, Leningrad. Merchant’s Wife at Tea. 1918. oil on canvas. 120 x 120. Ж-1868. Received in 1925 from the State Museum Fund. Location in museum The Benois Wing Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour Room 71. Period Late 19th century – Early 20th century.
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 ...
