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What is known is that the artist gifted a group of the drawings and paintings to the sitter, including a self -portrait that the young man had asked Somov to make for him. The images that seem certain to be portrayals of the artist's young muse were completed between 1930 and 1937. Portrait of Boris Snejkovsky, 1930.
Jul 11, 2017 · In about 1930, Somov met Boris Mikhailovich Snejkovsky (born 23 July 1910), "the twenty-year old young man who would inspire several of Somov's best later works. He would sit for straightforward portrait drawings, beautiful, mildly suggestive oil paintings, and he may have been the model for more erotic watercolors.
In about 1930, Somov met Boris Mikhailovich Snejkovsky (born 23 July 1910), "the twenty-year old young man who would inspire several of Somov's best later works. He would sit for straightforward portrait drawings, beautiful, mildly suggestive oil paintings, and he may have been the model for more erotic watercolors.
Oct 28, 2022 · Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary Through Jan. 15 at the Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris; mep-fr.org. Jason Farago , critic at large for The Times, writes about art and culture in the ...
- Homosexuals in The Russian Empire
- Ugly Women in Konstantin Somov’S Artworks
- A Lady Taking Off A Mask
- The Male Body in Konstantin Somov’S Paintings
Surprisingly, the Russian government didn’t begin its fight against homosexuality until much later than many other European countries. It wasn’t until the 18th century, that tsar Peter the Great abolished homosexual affairs in the army and navy. From 1866 serious punishments were introduced for being homosexual: confiscation of property, expulsion ...
Now, let’s take a closer look at some of Konstantin Somov’s paintings. His unique manner of painting could hardly be mistaken for any of the other modernist artists. From his teenage years, Konstantin Somov was interested in 18th-century art and fashion. Somov was particularly attracted to sensual scenes associated with the Rococo style. Romantic s...
A Lady taking off a maskis one of the most remarkable artworks of Konstantin Somov. The contrast of the lady’s face and her mask highlights the two different sides of Somov’s personality. Depictions of lavishly dressed women endlessly strolling in shadowy, solitary places reflects the continuous wandering of Somov’s own mind, and the search for his...
In the 1920s, Konstantin Somov moved to Paris. During this time, he made the acquaintance of Boris Snejkovsky who became the main model for Somov’s male nude paintings during the 1930s. In the Fall of 1929, Somov received a commission to paint illustrations for Longus’ novel, Daphnis and Chloebased on a Greek legend of two adolescents in love. Somo...
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