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Braz Osip ( Joseph ) Emmanuilovich ( 1873-1936 )
" Portrait of Maria Gavrilovny Savina (1854-1915) "
1900
lithography
Size: 28.3 x 22 3 cm

was born in Odessa . Learn to draw , he began in the Odessa School in K. Kostandi ; in 1890-94 years. he continued his education in Munich. In 1895 he entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, in the studio of Ilya Repin . Then he began to participate in the workshop vystavkah.V Repin Braz friends with the young artists , which entered into shortly artistic association " World of Art" , and later became a permanent member of its exhibitions . Under the influence of the " World of Art " artist turned to the chart , worked in lithography and etching , in particular carried portraits and landscapes . Very popular exquisite female portraits Braz , written interiors that featured a free and elegant manner zhivopisi.V 1914 Braz was elected academician of the Academy of Arts . The artist was a great connoisseur and collector of art . In 1916, as it was included in the expert commission on the restoration of paintings of the Hermitage, and in 1918 he was appointed curator of the museum . Since the late 1890s . he taught in our own workshop . In 1924, Braz was exiled to Novgorod, where he returned in 1926 GV 1928 he went to Germany . Later he settled in Paris .

Maria Savina Gavrilovna

Famous Russian actress . Since 1874 played Alexandrinski Theater ( St. Petersburg) . Was among the organizers and chairpersons Russian (now the All-Russian ) theatrical society ; founded a refuge for the elderly artists (now St. Petersburg House of them veterans of the scene . Savina