Продам: M.K.Anikushin - "a mule"

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Anikushin Michael K. (1917-1997), a mule, 24.5 x 25 x 7 cm, painted plaster.


Creativity Anikushin, master of easel and monumental sculpture, has been one of the peaks of Russian art of the second half of XX century. His artistic nature differed contradictory marked high titles and awards of state, he stood out among his colleagues truly democratic, tending to the monumental art, he, along with so-keen interest in the subtleties of human nature and psychology. The complexity of the artist's personality is reflected well on his work and to his hard work and the public have led to estimates of the polar opposite of his works.

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Anikushin was born into a large family of a parquet floor. Teenager in 1931, he started in the sculpture studio in Moscow under the direction of A. Kozlov, who introduced the future of the sculptor with the traditions of Russian realistic school of the XIX century. In 1935 Anikushin goes to Leningrad and entered the preparatory courses for IZHSA VS Bohatyriova. In 1937, he was a first year student of Sculpture Department, where he studied at the Sinai and VA Matveev. Matveev sought to teach their students creatively interpret nature, the problem is the living plastic search. Great master of style left its mark pas Anikushina early work, but did not decisive: his art young sculptor did not break due to the visibility of the external material world, while the representatives of the so-called Matveevskaya school sought to limit plastic synthesis, transforms nature in an abstract art form . But Anikushin adopted the teacher thing: even in his student's work "The Girl with the kid," "Pioneer with a wreath" (both 1937), affects the ability to see the nature of whole and realize its vision of a bright plastic image. Interrupted his studies at the Institute of War. From the very first days the artist goes to battle, and from November 1941 is in the Red Army.

Only after winning Anikushin returned to Leningrad. From now on, all of his life and work are inextricably linked with the city on the Neva. In 1947 Anikushin defends thesis "victorious warrior." Deprived of external expression, the sculpture is made in a concise manner, defining the artist's work in 1940's and 60's. Internal energy potential movement behind the external static, lack of detail is compensated philosophical generalization and psychological penetration. These features appeared in portrait sculpture Anikushina: "Portrait of Mother," "Portrait of PA Kupriyanov" (both 1948), "The Egyptian", "Boy of Sudan" (both 1957), "Portrait of OE mustache" ( 1961), "Portrait of Academician AF Ioffe" (1964), and other stress-constrained handwriting recognized master in his monumental sculpture of this time: the monuments of AI. Voeikov (1957), Bekhterev (1960) , M. Yuriev (1961), PA Kupriyanov (1968). Also noteworthy is the work on the memorial sculpture - gravestones EP Korchagina-Alexander (1958) and Gliere (1960).

Looking for a new, non-traditional solutions work Anikushina marked on the image of Lenin (portraits, sketches of monuments). Departing from the usual standards, the sculptor is trying to show the leader in action, in active motion. The culmination of this theme was the monument to Moscow Square in Leningrad (1970).

The desire of the artist to the dynamic expression appear in the work of one of the major works of his life - a monument to Pushkin Square of arts in Leningrad (1957). By Pushkin Anikushin topic addressed in the 1940's. After, the first, was not successful tours of all-union competition for the best design for a monument to the poet. In 1949, the sculptor presented his sketch IV open round of the competition, which was a winner. While working on the final design of the monument he created a large number of sculptures and graphic portraits of Pushkin, and figure compositions for the Moscow University (1953) and the Leningrad subway station "Pushkinskaya" (1955). As a result, the sculptor stopped on the option most accurately conveys the state of the creative impulse and inspiration. Anikushin brilliantly managed to embody the image of Pushkin the floor, the creator. Monument harmoniously fit into the architectural ensemble of the old square.

Master continuously develops the theme of Pushkin in the future - is working on a monument to the poet Gurzuf (sketches, 1960, 1972, the monument was not installed), Tashkent (1974), on the statue to the metro station "Black River" in Leningrad (1982), for busts Chisinau (1970), Pyatigorsk (1982), etc.

In the work Anikushina 1970-80's. dominated by expressive manner: the artist now prefers to depict not a difficult transition from a state of profound contemplation to action, and the movement, a passionate outburst. The portraits observed emphasized individualized character. This trend is clearly expressed in the monumental bas-relief "victory" for the concert hall "October" in Leningrad (1967), in the tomb of NK Cherkasov (1974), "Portrait of GS Ulanova" (1981) and is particularly acute - in the work on the monument, "the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War," set in Victory Square (1975). Back in the early 1960s. master set to work on a complex composition, which consisted of several sculptural groups. Expressive nature plastics Anikushina already seen in numerous sketches of the monument, which revealed the main focus of the artist's expression typical traits of the era through the disclosure of the nature of individual characters. In this cycle, in the power of art sounded humanistic pathos Anikushina.

Another embodiment of the aspirations of those found in the artist's work on the way Chekhov for the monument in Moscow. The result of years of searching has gallery paintings, portraits of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan - originally conceived the monument as a master of steam composition (sketch "by Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan," 1961). Restrained but expressive image on plastic Chekhov different domestic tragedy. Work on the monument to Chekhov was a continuation of the cycle of Pushkin, his dramatic development. Both of the great Russian writer's troubled imagination master until the last days of his life.

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Price: 110,000 p