Pelageya Shuriga

[SergeiSK]

Until recently, the creation Pelageya Nikolaevna Schurig was familiar to only a narrow circle of specialists and collectors of Russian graphic of the first half of the twentieth century. The situation changed after the two major exhibitions of the artist, held at the State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg, 1996) and in the gallery "Art-Divazh" (Moscow, 2005).
Artistic interests and passions Pelageja Schurig formed in Kharkov, where she was born and where he spent her youth. Rich in talent Ukrainian land has raised a lot of outstanding artists of the new formation, including Malevich, Yermilov, Exter, Bogomazov, Petritsky, Tchelitchew, Akimov, and many others.
Ukrainian period of creativity Schurig, which includes two works from this catalog, conventionally dated to 1916-1919 years. This was the time of training at the Kharkov Art College Bernard briefly, and then in the private studio of Auguste Rodin's pupil - Eleanor Bloch.
In the early schedule Schurig visible effect of the dominant trends at the time - symbolism, cubism, expressionism. Thus, with the German expressionism Pelageya Schurig in common internal attitude in her work. Artist worried face, with his emotions and facial expressions, painfully exposing the nerves.
(Kuznetsov)

[Yaya]

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