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Aleksandr Alekseyev. A Young Girl in Russian Folk Dress. 1837

01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Young Girl in Russian Folk Dress (Aleksandr Alekseyev, 1837) I’m pulling back now to a peri … more »

Tags: 19th Century, Fine Art, Portrait, Russian

Fyodor Shapayev. A Lady in Red. 19571 comment

01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Lady in Red (Fyodor Shapayev, 1957) Not all art of the Soviet period was “heroic tractor dr … more »

Tags: Domestic, Early Modern, Fine Art, Portrait, rural scene, Russian

Konstantin Makovsky. A Portrait of Z. I. Yusupova. no date (1880s-90s?)

01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Portrait of Z. I. Yusupova (Konstantin Makovsky, no date (1880s-90s?)) Many members of the Russia … more »

Tags: 19th Century, Fine Art, Historical, Portrait, Russian

Pavel Filonov. The Feast of Kings. 1913

01varvara wrote 1 week ago: The Feast of Kings (Pavel Filonov, 1913) This appears, for all the world, just like an avant-garde … more »

Tags: Avant Garde, Early Modern, Fine Art, Religious, Russian

Marc Chagall. Birthday. 1915

01varvara wrote 1 week ago: Birthday (Marc Chagall, 1915) I thought that a fun piece from Chagall would fill the bill (no pun … more »

Tags: Domestic, Early Modern, Fine Art, Humourous, Russian

Marc Chagall. Wedding Candles. 19451 comment

01varvara wrote 3 weeks ago: Wedding Candles (Marc Chagall, 1945) I have three wedding paintings by Chagall in my files. This is … more »

Tags: Domestic, Early Modern, Fine Art, Religious, rural scene, Russian

Konstantin Makovsky. A Boyar Wedding Feast in the 17th Century. 18832 comments

01varvara wrote 4 weeks ago: A Boyar Wedding Feast in the 17th Century (Konstantin Makovsky) This is, perhaps, the most famous R … more »

Tags: 19th Century, Domestic, Fine Art, Historical, Russian

Konstantin Makovsky. Kissing Custom. no date (1880s?)

01varvara wrote 4 weeks ago: Kissing Custom (Konstantin Makovsky, no date (1880s?)) This is at the end of the wedding reception, … more »

Tags: Russian, Fine Art, 19th Century, Domestic, Historical

Konstantin Makovsky. Preparing for the Wedding. 1884

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: Preparing for the Wedding (Konstantin Makovsky, 1884) This is a preparation of a bride for the wedd … more »

Tags: 19th Century, Domestic, Fine Art, Historical, Russian

Marc Chagall. Wedding. 19181 comment

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: Wedding [Marc Chagall, 1918] How about an encore for weddings as a theme? Lisa, here’s anoth … more »

Tags: Domestic, Early Modern, Fine Art, Religious, rural scene, Russian

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky. Catching Trout. 1920s1 comment

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: Catching Trout (Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, 1920s) Bill was talking about some teens fishing who were … more »

Tags: Russian, Fine Art, Early Modern, landscape/nature, rural scene

Marc Chagall. Wedding. 19104 comments

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: Wedding (Marc Chagall, 1910) Lisa was talking about painting a wedding on her site, and that inspir … more »

Tags: Russian, Fine Art, Early Modern, Domestic, impressionist, rural scene

Larissa Zvezdotchotova-Rezun. Two in a Boat. A Diptych. no date (2000s?)

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: Two in a Boat. A Diptych (Larissa Zvezdotchotova-Rezun, no date (2000s?)) I simply LIKED this piece … more »

Tags: Russian, Fine Art, Contemporary, Domestic, rural scene

Mikhail Nesterov. Lelya Prakhova. 1894

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: Lelya Prakhova (Mikhail Nesterov, 1894) Many consider Nesterov the greatest 20th century Russian ar … more »

Tags: Early Modern, Fine Art, Portrait, Russian

Pavel Filonov. A Portrait of Iosif Stalin. 1936

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: A Portrait of Iosif Stalin (Pavel Filonov, 1936) There is something CREEPY in this portrayal. It is … more »

Tags: Russian, Fine Art, Early Modern, Portrait

A New Head of Steam...1 comment

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: A Portrait of E. G. Mamontova Reading (Ilya Repin, 1879) Over the last few months, I seemed to run … more »

Tags: Russian, Fine Art, 19th Century, Domestic, Portrait

A Yermonin. The Ninth of May. 1980

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: The Ninth of May (A Yermonin, 1980) The paintings that follow this one depict the Second Great Patr … more »

Tags: Contemporary, Domestic, Fine Art, rural scene, Russian, Soviet period, Spiritual

A Krasnov. For the Motherland. 19581 comment

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: For the Motherland [A Krasnov, 1958] … more »

Tags: Early Modern, Fine Art, Historical, military, Russian, Second Great Patriotic War, Soviet period

P Bogorodsky. Glory to a Fallen Hero. 1945

01varvara wrote 1 month ago: Glory to a Fallen Hero (P Bogorodsky, 1945) … more »

Tags: Early Modern, Fine Art, Historical, military, Russian, Second Great Patriotic War, Soviet period