“Pond” is one of the most famous paintings by Russian artist Viktor Borisov-Musatov .
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| Victor Borisov-Musatov | ||
| Body of water . 1902 | ||
| tempera on canvas [1] . 177 × 216 [1] cm | ||
| State Tretyakov Gallery , Moscow | ||
About the picture
The painting “The Pond” was painted in the summer of 1902 in Zubrilovka — during the happiest period in the artist’s life: critics noted the artist, his paintings were successful, and the girl with whom he had been in love for a long time gave him consent to marry [2] [3 ] ] . It was precisely his bride Elena Vladimirovna Alexandrova (a girl sitting on the shore in a blue dress), as well as her sister Elena Borisova-Musatova (a standing girl in a pink dress) in the picture [1] . But at the same time Borisov-Musatov did not try to paint their portraits , but only convey the images of two young girls.
The painting struck contemporaries with its novelty of colors and poetry. Much attention in the picture is paid to nature: calm and serene. The sky and trees are reflected in the water, and, in fact, the whole landscape represented in the picture is precisely reflected in the reservoir. The figures of two girls are shifted to the right. They do not have the serenity that the artist displayed in nature. In the plot itself there is no narrative - there is no concrete action [1] .
V. Stanyukovich wrote about the meeting with the picture:
| We came to Victor from a troubled life. We were blinded, in paints, did not understand ... Amazed, we sat in front of the picture and were silent for a long time. There was silence. Victor walked in another room. “How good ... God, how good!” Someone whispered softly. And a wide stream of happiness flooded our hearts, as if there was no short workshop, rain outside the window, these long provincial everyday life. We immediately started, started talking, made a noise - happy, joyful. And Victor smiled, joyfully embarrassed. [3] |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Tretyakov Gallery Archived January 31, 2013 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Borisov-Musatov. Creativity Archived August 16, 2012 at Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 Artproject - Encyclopedia of art