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Sweet flower girls: "flower-girls" in paintings by French artists.

In the second half of the nineteenth century Paris was considered the city of flower girls. In the second half of the 19-th century Paris was considered a city of flower girls, and in the era of "La belle époque" they were considered to be the symbols of Paris.

Russian scientist-naturalist and traveler Nikolai Fedorovich Zolotnitsky, was so inspired by the "beautiful flower girls" that he wrote an essay "Floral History of Paris" and a book "Flowers in Legends and Legends", (1913):

"...almost the entire flower trade in Paris is conducted is carried on exclusively by women. The reasons for this are very clear: to compose boutonniere, wreaths, bouquets, plateaus and various kinds of jardinier requires a lot of taste, a lot of grace, and in this respect, women, of course, immeasurably superior to men".

Woman and flowers - became a great source of inspiration, not only for the Russian publicist, but also for French artists. Images of charming, cheerful, thoughtful, sad and businesslike flower girls, sang in his work - Victor Gabriel Gilbert, Louis Marie de Shreve and Henry Victor Leser.

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Symphony of green! A selection of summer landscapes from ScienceME:

🖼️Felix Valoton, "Bois de Boulogne", 1919.

🖼️Gustav Klimt, "Castle with a Moat", 1909.

🖼️Dora Carrington, "Farm at Watendlath", 1921.

🖼️Alfred Sisley, "Garden path at Louveciennes", 1873.

🖼️Paul Cezanne, "View of the forest", 1885.

🖼️Camille Pissarro, "Landscape", 1868.

🖼️Joseph Steuzner, "After the rain", 1925.

🖼️Isaac Levitan, "Figure in the forest", 1905.

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POETRY OF THE WEEK

No one sung about that meeting,
Sadness faded with never a song.
A cool summer it was,
Like a new life begun.

The sky seems a vault of stone,
Wounded by yellow fire,
And more than my daily bread
I need some word of him.

Dew-wet grass
Refresh my soul with news –
Not for passion, or for pleasure,
But for deep love of this earth.

1916 г.

June 23, 2024, 135 years since the birth of the famous Russian poetess of the 20-th century Anna Akhmatova.

WEEKEND EXHIBITION. WHERE TO GO ON THE WEEKEND ?!

The exhibition "Beautiful Life Magazine" is inspired by the first Russian glossy magazine "Capital and Estate", published from 1913 to 1917 and addressed to the secular public.

The sections of the exhibition refer to the sections of the magazine and immerse the contemporary viewer in the atmosphere of "Capital and Estate". Nostalgia for the way of life on the estate is represented by paintings by Stanislav Zhukovsky, Konstantin Vroblevsky and Sergei Vinogradov, and the gloss of the capital's everyday life by Valentin Serov, Nikolai Feshin and Sergei Malyutin. The theater life of the early twentieth century, inseparable from the work of the "Miriskusniki", is represented by sketches of scenery and costumes by Alexander Benois, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Lev Bakst and others.

The project united a record number of art collections from Kaliningrad to Tomsk, 100 works from 44 state and 14 private collections (State Hermitage Museum, State Russian Museum, State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, S. D. Erizi Mordovian Republican Museum of Fine Arts and others).

In any case, it is quite interesting to look at Russian art through the prism of tastes and preferences of the elite of the early 20-th century.

Paintings:

🖼️К. Vroblewsky, "Homestead", 1913.
🖼️А. Rubtsov, "In the Living room", (ХХ century).
🖼️И. Brodsky, "Portrait of Lubov Brodsky, wife of the artist", 1916.
🖼️С. Zhukovsky, "Brasovo estate", 1916.
🖼️С. Vinogradov, "In the dining room", 1910-1930-ies.
🖼️И. Kulikov, "In russian attire," 1916.
🖼️Nikolai Becker, "In the Crimea". 1917.
🖼️Н. Bogdanov-Belsky, "Portrait of M.K. Kudasheva", 1903.
🖼️Е. Kisleva, "Dachniki", 1915.
🖼️Н. Kharitonov, "Autumn", 1913.

🏛️Moscow, Museum of Russian Impressionism.
📆 Until October 6.

After 8 months of restoration, Giuseppe Arcimboldo's famous "Seasons" have returned to the Louvre.

The portraits literally glow - the meticulous restoration has restored clarity and color range to the canvases.

The most radical change, however, was the removal of the floral garland frames in the backgrounds of the portraits. It is believed that these curlicues were added much later. Arcimboldo is usually painted on a solid black background. As analysis has shown, these additions are from the 18th and 19th centuries. The floral garlands concealed about 4 cm of the edges of Arcimboldo's original canvas, sometimes hiding key marks, such as the coat of arms of Augustus of Saxony in the "winter" portrait.

The paintings were also cropped - restorers reconstructed the missing parts based on copies made around the 17th century. And now the portraits will reappear to the public as Arcimboldo intended them.

"Seasons" - allegorical portraits of the four seasons, symbolizing the ages of man - youth, youth, maturity and old age. The Italian painter, representative of international Mannerism, Arcimboldo created this pictorial cycle in 1563. The paintings were presented to Emperor Maximilian II in 1569. The style of these works is unique and not typical for the XVI century.

Which paintings do you prefer, with or without a flower frame?

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June 15, 1479 - Birthday of the noble florentine Lisa Gherardini Gioconda (aka Mona Lisa).

This is what the author of the great portrait looks like, according to modern artist Gio John Mullor 🖌️🎨

Technique: AI

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WEEKEND EXHIBITION. WHERE TO GO THIS WEEKEND?

The exhibition “Paris 1874, inventing Impressionism” brought together 130 works by French artists: Monet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Sisley, Cézanne and Morisot.

The opening of this grand jubilee exhibition was timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition, which took place in the spring of 1874 on the Boulevard des Capucines (in Nadar's photo studio). The Musée d'Orsay accomplished the impossible by bringing together almost all the works shown at the time, including Claude Monet's famous painting “Impression. Sunrise", from the French title of which the word ‘Impressionism’ was derived.

According to the curators' plan, the works from the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874 are presented surrounded by paintings and sculptures exhibited at the same time at the official Salon (Academy of Arts). The viewer can almost relive the debates in which the artists of the time encountered each other, their opposition (the heat of the struggle between the old and the new), to identify their differences, but also their common features.

The exhibition “Paris 1874, Inventing Impressionism” is organized by the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée de l'Orangerie in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where it will travel in mid-summer (it will run from September 8, 2024 to January 20, 2025).

And until July 14, it can be seen in Paris, Musée d'Orsay.

Titles of paintings in the comments 👇🪽

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Happy first day of summer!

"Seascape Series", 2022, Gregory Miller.

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Images of the Venice Biennale: the most interesting exhibitions and artifacts

💎"The Prince of Jewelers"

The jewelry brand Buccellati rediscovers the value of ‘classics’, implied as a taste that can transcend temporal boundaries, conquering eternity through beauty and craftsmanship.

🪽"Takapau"

New Zealand collective Mataaho, made up of Māori women participants Erena Baker, Sarah Hudson, Bridget Reveti and Terry Te Tau, has created a unique work of art. The installation, inspired by traditional Māori textiles, maternity mats that are bound together and a large-scale canvas spread over a tent at the entrance to the Arsenal. Uneven threads of fabric like a spider's web cover the ceiling of the pavilion, allowing sunlight to flow in, creating a light and shade play.

👽 "Stormtrooper: Rose Quartz Crystal Bust"

Prominent American contemporary artist Daniel Arsham, will present a collection of new mosaics, large-scale bronze pieces and monumental paintings, as well as relic statues created during his work on Star Wars.

The Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art is an opportunity to reflect on the main trends in today's art, global and national, to see fresh works by recognized artists and usually inaccessible interiors of Venetian palaces.

📆20 April – 24 November 2024
🏛️Italy, Venice

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WEEKEND EXHIBITION. WHERE TO GO THIS WEEKEND?

The State Tretyakov Gallery presents a large-scale exhibition project "Vasnetsovs. Link of Generations. From XIX to XXI century", which will familiarize viewers with the versatile work of the Vasnetsovs: Viktor Mikhailovich (1848-1926), Apollinarii Mikhailovich (1856-1933) and Andrei Vladimirovich (1924-2009).

The artistic dynasty of Vasnetsovs made a significant contribution to the history of national art. Viktor Mikhailovich was a master of folklore and epic paintings, who anticipated in his work the artistic discoveries of the Art Nouveau and Symbolism eras. His younger brother Apollinarii Mikhailovich for the first time in Russian art turned to the theme of pictorial reconstruction of architecture and life of ancient Russia. Andrei Vladimirovich Vasnetsov (grandson of Victor Mikhailovich) is one of the founders of the "severe style", is a major master of monumental and easel painting in the second half of the twentieth century.

Artists of different generations, bearing the same surname, united the desire for universalism and synthesis of art, although the work of each of them is strictly individual and has no stylistic kinship. Their worldview was formed on the principles of humanism and Christian ethics, on the interest in literature, philosophy, politics, science and religion.

The Vasnetsov dynasty can be characterized as artists-thinkers, who in art raised eternal questions, encouraging viewers to comprehend the true harmony and beauty.

Paintings:👇🪽

🖼️В.М. Васнецов, "Богатыри", 1881–1898 гг.
🖼️В. М. Васнецов, "Сирин и Алконост. Песнь радости и печали", 1896 г.
🖼️В.М. Васнецов, "Иван-царевич на Сером волке", 1889 г.
🖼️В.М. Васнецов, "Царевна-лягушка", 1918 г.
🖼️В.М. Васнецов, "Аленушка", 1881 г.

🖼️А.М. Васнецов, "Утро, 1897, г.
🖼️А.М. Васнецов, "Надвигающаяся на Феодосию лунная тень", 1914 г.
🖼️А.М. Васнецов, "Медведчики. Старая Москва", 1911 г.

🖼️А.В. Васнецов, "Разговор", 1962 г.
🖼️А.В. Васнецов, "Вешают белье", 1960 г.

The exhibition is timed to the 175-th anniversary of Viktor Vasnetsov's birth and the 100-th anniversary of Andrei Vasnetsov's birth.

🏛️Новая Tretyakovka, Krymsky Val, 10
📆 Until November 24.

Picture of the week!

Edouard Vuillard, "Flowers", 1908
(France).

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