Valentin Bernadskii Leningrad - Simferopol - Paris ...

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Among the Crimean painters of the second half of the twentieth century . Bernadskii Valentin (1917-2011) is marked , perhaps, the greatest number of awards, honors and awards . Domestic researchers rightly consider it one of the founders of modern Crimean school and patriarch of the Ukrainian painting , while foreign experts galleries and auction houses cause it to be Russian Impressionist painter.

      With the last statement can be partly agree , taking into account the fact that the formation of Valentine Bernadskaya as an artist began in the mainstream Russian artistic tradition . He received his education in Leningrad , first living and studying at the Academy of Arts Professor Alexei Eisner , then at the Art School ( 1937-1940 ) . Before the war Bernadskii entered the Institute . Repin , where his mentor was Boris Johanson . The desire to learn was so great that he came to the training workshop early in the morning , the first of the students , in order to have time to do more. Not surprisingly, after a brilliant end of the first year he was appointed Stalin scholarship , which is usually awarded to only the most able undergraduates .

       In 1950, as fate Bernadskii appeared in the Crimea on the orders of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR , along with his best graduates of the Leningrad Academy of Arts and the Moscow Institute. Surikov was sent to teach at the Simferopol Art School. N. Samokisha . Here his colleagues began Zakharov , M. Bortnikov and other masters , formed the core of the Crimean organization of the Union of Artists . Among students Valentin Danilovich - famous painters Miroshnichenko , S. tank, with whom he loved to go to the sketches and after his brief teaching.

       In Soviet times, Valentine Bernadskaya known primarily as a portrait painter and master narrative . Among contemporaries photographed them - farmers , milkmaids , seamstresses , Heroes of Socialist Labor , the Holders of the Order of Glory IP Klimenko, fellow painters and artists - K. Prokhorov , P. Stolyarenko Ya Basov , Michael Kroshitskogo - artist and director Sevastopol art Gallery (1939-1958) , who rescued her collection during the war.

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In the 1970-2000 -ies. Bernadskaya in the works are becoming increasingly important landscape and still life . He writes Crimean nature in conjunction with the human figure , trying to convey subtle shades and reflexes arising outdoors. Master likes to seat their models against the sun ( "The girl from the mountains ," 1975; " Cherries ", 2000) , to represent their reading in the garden or on the terrace , where lay the table certainly flaunts a large bouquet of flowers. Similar work carried out in a free and painterly manner devoid of plaque salon , enjoyed great popularity in the 1990s . on the French of auctions . Still life as an independent genre , the artist turned rare. But if it happened , it has always been included in the composition of several luxury bouquets and a scattering of fruit. Especially spectacular autumn look it still lifes.

     Picturesque talent masters fully manifested in the case of large canvases. Two of the most famous of them is now stored in Hollywood. This " Legendary th 1920 " (1985) depicting Frunze and B. Blucher surrounded by soldiers and sailors on the Count's Quay Sevastopol and bright , sunlit " Dinner combine " (1972 ), where the main emphasis is on the contrast with the gold fields sea ​​and sky. One of the central works in the works of Bernadskaya is also painting " Autumn Time " (1975 ) , concentrated in itself the results of his years of searching in the area of color and painting techniques .

      Some idea of ​​it gives a preparatory sketch for the central part of the composition. Preparing for the creation of a large canvas , the artist has always been writing a lot (sometimes up to two dozen ) studies in which there are protagonists and landscape motifs , and still lifes. Each of them represents a complete picture that is different from the final result , less than a careful study of the painting surface .

      Original "Autumn pores " is stored in the Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine , which has , incidentally, is the country's largest collection of paintings Bernadskaya (about 100) . In 2007, the museum held a solo exhibition of his 90th anniversary , and in 2011 provided 20 of his works for the exhibition of Sevastopol , on the anniversary of the bank "Tavrica ."

     Sevastopol can be seen not only in the historical paintings of the painter. Bernadskii often wrote his elegant , illuminated by the southern sun embankments, white houses with balustrades and sloping down to the sea sweeping staircase . One of these species with the Monument to the scuttled ships and exit from the bay into the open sea was captured on film in 1979 " Embankment in Sevastopol ."

     Wizard became objects of attention and other corners of Crimea : the outskirts of Yalta, Gurzuf streets and Bakhchisarai, Karadag, Sudak fortress ruins , written during tours with fellow artists . Basically it is a small job etyudnogo plan , which is most often found in today's art market. Like many painters , Crimea struck Bernadskaya sunshine and sonority paints. Not for nothing dazzling lighting effect is present in most of his works , and rich crimson golden hues autumn season was one of his favorite themes .

      That such work is marked by artistic understatement , given a reason to call Bernadskaya impressionist , although his art is still firmly on the academic basis. Valentin Danilovich steadily developed guidelines coloristic Russian masters - Surikov , Serov , Konchalovsky , continued their quest in plein air painting . In his landscapes he not only conveys the impression of pleasing appearance, as color- light captures the " layout " of the landscape. This is clearly seen in his paintings sketches written characteristic broad, dense , richly nuanced color strokes - "Crimean vineyards " (1977 ) and especially " On the banks of the River " (1985) .

     Sketches Bernadskaya inherent " art " alignment of , they all balanced, subject to the logic and calculation . The viewer's eye moves along the main axis of the composition steps , stopping every now and then on some important details ( trees , houses , hills ) , trying to overcome a succession of spatial plans. This method allows the author to make the image as informative as possible .

     Bernadskaya work represented in the collections of the leading art museums in Ukraine, Russia, as well as in Western collections. In Russia it is known and loved as much as we have . Evidence of this is the assignment Valentin Danilovich titles of People's Artist of Russia and honorary academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (2009), awarded in 2010 a gold medal " For the contribution to world culture, " International Fund " Cultural Heritage ".

     France Bernadskaya considered one of the followers of Impressionism . That is why in the early 1990s . at the invitation of the company " Arcola " he spent seven months in Paris, creating there a lot of paintings in the Impressionist vein, which were then shown in his solo exhibition in the halls of the famous Hotel Drouot . Note that in the last decade art Bernadskaya was better represented at auctions in Spain, the UK , France and Russia than in Ukraine. For example , in 2007, his small etyudnaya work " Girl at the Window " was sold at Christie's for $ 1428 , in 2008, " Odalisque " - auction " Drouot " for $ 13,305 . Personal exhibitions Bernadskaya that took place in the 2000s . (last - in April 2013 in Moscow ) consistently attracted the attention of viewers , his paintings willing to acquire private collectors , is a recognition of and demand for the outstanding master of art in our days .