Description:
Signed and dated in Cyrillic (upper left): B. Kustodiev 1920
Authenticated on the reverse by Alexandre Benois, 1957

Label Text:
Boris Kustodiev is widely recognized for his distinctive style, which combines Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau with a deep interest in Russian cultural traditions. He sought to create a utopian vision of old provincial Russia—a world of prosperous merchants and cheerful peasants, bustling folk festivals, winter sleigh rides, and samovar tea parties. “For me, the real Kustodiev is a Russian fair, flashiness, 'popeyed' calico cloths, a wild 'brawl of colors', Russian towns and villages, with their harmonicas, gingerbreads, dolled-up girls, and dashing boys,” Alexandre Benois wrote in 1911.

Maria Timina

Tags:
portraits; girls; winter; towns

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