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"Belle" (1915) is one of Kustodiev's greatest achievements, fusing folk and classical elements. As the artist's daughter Irina reminisced: "... with this painting, he was finally able to find that distinctive style which had so long eluded him.
View all 645 artworks. Boris Kustodiev lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of Russian Realism and Art Nouveau. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- Russian
- May 7, 1878
- Astrakhan, Russian Federation
- May 28, 1927
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The milieu of Ostrovsky's plays—provincial life and the world of the merchant class —was close to Kustodiev's own genre paintings, and he worked easily and quickly on the stage sets. Kustodiev's sudden death on 26 May 1927 was a great loss to Soviet art, but his bright and optimistic works live on: a source of great pleasure for millions.
Boris Kustodiev was born in Astrakhan into the family of a professor of philosophy, history of literature, and logic at the local theological seminary. His father died young, and all financial and material burdens fell on his mother's shoulders. The Kustodiev family rented a small wing in a rich merchant's house.
- Painter, Stage designer
- Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev, 7 March 1878, Astrakhan, Russian Empire
Sitting at home paralyzed, Kustodiev never witnessed the revolutionary events of 1917, and in 1920 he made his famous painting, “Bolshevik.”. This was his reaction and interpretation of the ...
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. If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a ...
As for Kustodiev, the government turned a blind eye to his “opposition pranks”: his talent was too obvious and valuable. In 1906, Boris Kustodiev received a state order: on the 100th anniversary of the Finland Regiment, the artist was instructed to paint portraits of its founder Alexander I, as well as Nicholas II. In addition, a work ...
