Association of South Russian Artists

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In this topic you want to remember all the outstanding representatives of the southern Russian school of painting. Below is the picture of artists - members of the Association from my personal archive. The center, front row, fifth from left - Kyriakos K. Kostandi. His life, studying in St. Petersburg, as well as creative and teaching activities in this subject I shall devote a separate page, based on the recollections of his son Kostandi - Michael Kiriakovich who has devoted the past 10 years of his life (1978-1988 g.) writing a book about her father.

  Briefly about TYURH: the organization was founded in 1890 and had the status of the Independent Association of Odessa creative artists. Among the founders and most active members of the association - known artists: KK Kostandi (1850-1921), G. Ladyzhenskii (1853-1916), B. Edwards (1860-1924) and other great contribution to activities of the organization made the younger generation of artists in Odessa: GS Golovkov (1863-1909), T. Ya Dvornikov (1862-1922), PA Nilus (1869-1943).
            Over three decades of its activities in the organization consisted of 87 full members and more than 280 artists participated in exhibitions and cultural events TYuRHa. The Association was organized over a hundred exhibitions (including annual, traveling, charity, etc.). Members of the association participated in exhibitions TPHV Moscow and Leningrad region (for example, Nizhny Novgorod, 1896), international (eg, the World Exhibition in Paris, 1900).
            In Odessa in the exhibition TYuRHa brought their well-known artists of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Riga, Kiev, Poltava, etc. At various times in the exhibitions TYuRHa could see the work of Serov, I. Levitan, NI Murashko, NK Pimonenko, Kandinsky and many other celebrated artists. Association has played a significant role in the socio-cultural life of Odessa. Many of its members consisted of the Odessa Society of Fine Arts, the teachers were held in this society Drawing School (from 1900 - Odessa Art School). TYURH participated in the creation of the Municipal Museum of Fine Arts (now the Odessa Art Museum).
            In 1898, the initiative was created TYuRHa Odessa literary and artistic society (1898-1904). Association existed until 1922. In 1922, on the basis TYuRHa was founded by artistic union - Society behalf KK Kostandi, head TYURH from 1902 to 1921. Work of many artists TYuRHa distinguish subtle sophisticated color schemes, seclusion, lyricism. The most popular genre - plein air landscape.
  Traditions TYuRHa have continued in the works of contemporary artists in Odessa.

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In this topic you want to remember all the outstanding representatives of the southern Russian school of painting.

Also one of the founders was TYURH E. J. Bukovetsky (1866-1948), graduated OXY in 1890 (with K. Kostandi). Later, he was one of the organizers of the T-wah artists im.Kostandi (1922-1929). In his famous house on the Princely going to the cream of the intelligentsia of the Odessa ...

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Thank you for having supported the theme, I would be grateful to everyone who has the opportunity to tell something new (forgotten) about the life and work of artists - members of TYURH not promulgated in the pages of the Internet.
Bukovetsky EI - In the first row, third from left, and the Association in Odessa located at Carriage Lane., 15, apt. 7. Chairman was Kostandi, and Secretary - Stilianudi.
Stilianudi on the art market is less known than Kostandi. Here's one of his works.

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I can offer a beautiful work of Titus Dvornikova.
Oil on canvas - 88h115sm

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But I can offer a beautiful work of Titus Dvornikova.

The good kind, I'll write you a liter.

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Stilianudi on art market is less known than Kostandi.

Here is found in his information about Stilianudi.

Two years ago, on Nov. 19, 1997, in Odessa in the house 15 to Karetny Lane appeared plaque artist, teacher and long-term secretary of the Board of the Association of South Russian artist Aleksandr Nikolaevich Stilianudi.Esli you want to know more about it, you'll find a few lines in the references so fleeting references in monographs on the history of Ukrainian art of the late XIX - early XX century. There was not a personal exhibition of the artist, not a single article devoted to him, although in the cultural life of Odessa, he played a very prominent role. Let's try to put together what little we know.

Alexander Stilianudi was born January 15, 1868 in Odessa in the family accountant. Obviously, it was thought that the sons will have to go in the footsteps of his father, as well as Alexander, and his brother Constantine ended the Greek commercial school. But in contrast to Constantine, who really became an accountant and a lifetime spent in the banks of Odessa and St. Petersburg, Alexander after business school has chosen its path. In 1885 he entered the drawing school of the Odessa Society of Fine Arts. His teachers were well-known artists KK Kostandi, GA Ladyzhenskii and A. Popov, a few years later become his comrades in a mug southern Russian artists. In 1890 Stilianudi successfully graduated from high school with medals for painting, drawing and watercolor and was recommended for study at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.

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While still a student in 1893 Stilianudi showed his works at exhibitions of the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg and the Association of South Russian artists in Odessa. In 1892 a group of young artists opposed the rules established by the members - the founders TYURH, considering them to be unfair and to infringe the interests of most participants to the annual vystavok.Nuzhno recognize that senior quickly agreed with most of the demands of young people, and in 1893 PA Nilus , one of the instigators of the "rebellion" was written by a new charter of the Association.

   The split has been eliminated, and the Association replenished eighteen new members, mostly graduates of the Odessa Drawing School, among whom was Alexander Stilianudi. In 1895 he graduated from the picturesque branch of the Academy of Arts with high and low silver medals and the title of the class artist for the painting "Twilight (Violinist).

Back in Odessa, Stilianudi taught in public schools and real schools of the city, a lot of time to the Partnership of South Russian artists. In 1900 he was elected candidate member of the Board of the Association, in 1909-m - a member of the Board, and since January 1910 Stilianudi - permanent secretary of association. (Incidentally, the archive TYURH, now owned Institute. Rylski in Kiev, was systematized and maintained largely through the efforts of AN Stilianudi). For many years, until the death of KK Kostandi, the head of the Association were two of the artist-Greek: Kostandi - Chairman and Stilianudi - Secretary of the Board. With Kostandi Alexander Nikolayevich subsequently tied not only to professional interests and friendly relations, but also the relationship. Kostandi eldest daughter, Anna Kiriakovna, became the wife Stilianudi. By the way, to their national roots Stilianudi treated very seriously. According to the memoirs LK Kostandi, he even chided KK Kostandi in ignorance of the native Greek language. In
preserved in the collection SZ Lushchik certified copy of the questionnaire, filed AY Stilianudi in the Greek school in 1924, in the paragraph about the nationality of means: "The Greek. Greek mother tongue. Good command of Russian language."

Interesting pages in the life of the Association of South Russian artists became joint visit in the summer of 1900 at the World Exhibition in Paris. In the group, except Stilianudi were K. Kostandi, P. Nilus, Pasternak, G. Golovko. On the way artists stayed in Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Basel, examined museums, studied paintings by old masters, acquainted with the latest developments in
art. In Paris Stilianudi continued to get acquainted with Western paintings in museums and exhibitions, worked in the studio, DD Kuznetsov, younger brother of a famous artist from Odessa NL Kuznetsova.

AN Stilianudi participated in almost all the exhibitions TYURH small lyrical landscapes, as the sharp-tongued critic and artist of the new, "modern" direction and MK Gershenfeld replied: "The Impressionist landscapes Stilianudi, despite their intimacy, always seem "too green".

One of the most serious reviews of the artist's work - in a review of the critic G. Visconti on XXVI exhibition TYURH in The Odessa leaf "of 8 December I916 the year:" AN Stilianudi exhibited his symphony of green shades, which are so characteristic of this artist /... /AN Stilianudi good because it is original and goes its own way. His green cloth more than once is confusing. He is not a realist, and
wrongly assessed its green symphony in terms of similarity with nature, how funny it would be evaluated from a realistic point of view, the picture-panel PA Nilus. Both of them sing original songs. AN Stilianudi found in green tones special harmonies. Not everyone, of course, these harmonies are equally like - a matter of taste, can be very loving and understanding of music, but not like this or
another system.

Paintings AN Stilianudi to suggest such an idea. Here there is a "quest" to pass a "musical" structure, "harmonies" of colors without any plot was, without an image of objects - relationships among colors ./.../AN Stilianudi looking for, strictly speaking, the same: it goal is not the transfer of "silence" story.? I6I /, and the harmonization of green tones. But this harmony he builds on the familiar objects /mountain, trees, sky, clouds /that have no independent value and serve only as a stain, the easier it is perceived by our aesthetic world that their
figure is correct, and coincides with the already familiar to us old impressions. These are our impressions of the old bridge by which the artist holds in our aesthetic world of its harmonic colorful experiences.

After the revolution, Alexander Stilianudi continued teaching, participated in the city and republican exhibitions. In 1922 he became one of the founding members and secretary-treasurer of the new artistic society of.
KK Kostandi. Since 30-ies more time and effort Stilianudi paid teaching, but after 1936 began to work in the Construction Institute and other institutions of higher education in Odessa. During these years he experienced
personal tragedy: he was arrested and shot his only son, Nicholas.

During the war, the artist remained in occupied Odessa. At this difficult time, in 1942-1943, the city held two major art exhibitions. They
exhibited their work, many remained in Odessa artists. We say that even such names as E. Bukovetsky, M. Zhuk, A. Kobtsev, DA Krainov, G. Furs. Participated in these exhibitions, which were stressed the apolitical nature, and AN Stilianudi.

In the postwar years old artist has continued to teach.

December 4, 1948 after a long illness, Alexander Stilianudi died.

The main part of the artistic heritage Stilianudi scattered throughout private collections, and only a few of his paintings are in museum collections in Odessa and Kiev. In the Institute. M. Rylski remains extensive archive of the artist. Because, first of all, the work of the Odessa branch of the Foundation of the Greek culture, reviving interest in the personality Stilianudi. We nadeyatsya that behind this sketch followed by a more serious and thorough publication, worthy
the artist and his art.

My thanks to Sergei Zenonovichu Lushchik for the material provided.

Olga Barkovsky

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gans, thank you very, very interesting detail. Indeed, information about Stilianudi, as well as his works in museums are very few.
I was recently at the forum raised a very painful topic of running grave Volokidina PG, that unjustly forgotten such a brilliant artist, but its 130 anniversary in 2007, left an interesting article L. Yeryomina.

   In the archives of the Odessa Art Museum contains a report of Nikolai Ivanovich
Skrotskii, a contemporary and friend of the artist, dedicated to Paul Gavrilovich Volokidinu. Since that report, he spoke in the debate on the posthumous exhibition of the artist March 25, 1938 This exhibition was held in the period from 1937 to 1938. in Kiev, Kharkov and Odessa, at the State Art Museum.
Material published without edits, with preservation of the characteristics of his style.
Paul Volokidin: through the eyes of a contemporary
... Walked along the railway embankment under construction, Volokidin joined a group of workers. The contractor, noting the valuable qualities of the new worker, who was able to honestly and accurately to keep score, quickly appreciated the usefulness of acquisition. But after some time, learning about the intentions Volokidina, tried to persuade him not to leave, promising to "get rich" - the profit in half. Volokidin not tempted and went his way, which led him to Odessa.
  Hanging out at the city, 18-year-old boy, having a few rubles in his pocket, did not know how to implement its decision to become an artist, wandered into the passage, where the first acquaintance with Mozharovsky from Odessa --
Head bookshop. Curious young men who dealt with the announcement of labor supply in The Odessa News "stuck in the window to learn about the purpose of Volokidina arrival in Odessa," good luck "introduced him digging among the books of Prof. Pavlovsky, a teacher of Art History at the Art School.

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Looking at the pictures Volokidina and feeling in them the unmistakable signs of talent, Pavlovsky, a broker received a new student in art school and introduced him to the family of well-known cultural figures, VN Marakueva, who could well understand the people and so he immediately brought to a PG, which is soon felt in the situation of a family member. In the interest drawing sons Marakueva, Volokidin myself increasingly fond of what he likes.
  Odessa Art School Gavrilovich Paul graduated in 1905 as an artist of undeniable recognized leaders and schoolmates, he was applauded. This recognition was especially necessary for being a young artist at a time when the old Academy of Arts marked its being non-recognition
artists such as Anisfeld and Golubkina (because of what is known as a protest, resigned from the Academy Serov). After a brief stay at the academy PG leaves her. Acquainted with the art museums of the capital, Volokidin to return to Odessa to work with great enthusiasm, reviving his participation exhibition T-va southern Russian artists.
School years PG Volokidina were launched under the leadership of Iorini, Ladyzhenskaya and Kostandi were illuminated by the recognition of success.
  PG with the first steps towards the artistic feel cheerful. You rarely hear the remark was envious that paint Etude untrue that Volokidin can not draw. By the way, I must say that being a graphic artist, we did not look so attractive compared with the title of the painter. The named teacher used the authority, the disciples believed them.
On "Thursday" T-va southern Russian artists started budding artist P. Volokidin, whose works were seen by the public and the press. It was about 30 years ago. On "Thursday" sounded names without surnames, as in the Renaissance: Raphael, Leonardo, Dante, "- the names of local artistic forces: Titus (Dvornikov), Boris (Egiz), Peter (Nilus), Gerasim (head), etc. Among the visitors "Thursday" could often find EN SHCHEPKIN writer Kuprin talented artists. T in the southern Russian artists gave little promise as a little bit, but in all fairness that he should be grateful - a generous manner in which tons of its annual exhibition has invited artists from other interesting cities, and also liaise with the former students Od . artist. schools, for example - I. Brodsky, Lahovskim, br. Kolesnikov, Feferkornom, Shovkunenko, etc. In the days of the regular "Thursday" artists often walks out of town - Chubaevku, Bugaevka, Dukovsky garden. We took part in this quest of artistic motifs usually Golovkov, janitors, Sause, joined by Paul and Volokidin.
   At the initiative of PG and with his direct participation was organized in 1913, the artistic focus - studio, where artists drew from the nude. This happened in the former apartment (at the Art School), where he lived, worked and died L. Iorini, the first teacher from the days of the establishment of the Odessa Art School. It also housed an art library.
   PG did not suppress the influence of more powerful masters, developed his artistic outlook. Not fun twist and teasing antics lzhenovatorov, Volokidin allowed himself sometimes deviations from the main goal, but these deviations were milestones for new achievements. "I know, rude, perhaps even barbaric, I have a lot, but I aspire to culture, to perfection. I can see their mistakes and correct them hope, but I need not list all errors, and an indication of what I I'm not mistaken. Yes, success depends mainly on the knowledge, but the easiest way to find out - is ask. "Who?" from nature. But it met what we know from fairy tales, that if you know what will be done - so necessarily succeed. " Teaching in the Fine Arts Founded arts fascinated PG and encouraged thoughtful and heartfelt look at the spectacular phenomena of life. Having a wonderful gift to see in nature colorful purity and harmony, Volokidin as a colorist is very strong. Check yourself, clarifying its picturesque idea, Paul Gavrilovich liked to say his motives. This we see in landscapes and portraits.
   Throughout the artistic activity of PG can be traced very experienced periods of influences. Repin, Vrubel, Serov, Renoir, Manet, Cezanne, Van Dongen, Derain, Fujita, and - last hobby - Kokoschka. From the classics were "the rulers of his thoughts" Holbein, Gals, Rubens, Titian, Rembrandt, Velasquez and Goya. Read with great interest books on art, he had a peculiar, sometimes naive, but doggedly. For example, it seemed to him that he draws from a creation of Max Nordau. In search of style that corresponds to our epoch, PG did not reject the bold achievements of the best artists of all ages. Style is not created suddenly, and had not yet risen waited for light, but its rays already visible. Among these rays, the light and warmth of the people, art historian of the future will point to the rays of creativity PG
On a PG could say the words of the poet:
"No, not landscape leads me
Do not paint I try to observe,
And the fact that in these colors of light --
The enthusiasm and joy of life.
Established PG Volokidinym lies so much vitality, "the artistic soul," as they call it PG, it is possible to think, never say about it calmly, "his memory is no use to anybody," likening it to the poet, which may be revered, not read. No, this can not be.

The setting sun casts a farewell rays. An opened grave. Impatient gravediggers. And the moving words of the delegate of the Kiev Art Institute. He thanked the Odessa Art School, presented to Paul Gavrilovic Kiev, who recognized the artistic value Volokidina earlier than it did Odessa.
Visiting the part of the exhibition, I felt a wrenching sadness of the loss of a close person to me, but dead, I never saw him and I would like to think that he is alive, in addition to mysticism. According to the saying of our friends the Spaniards, heaven can not be paradise,
if there is no little window through which you can see Madrid and Manzanares. And so we see the PG, watching as if from the window of his dear Odessa and real people, of which the artist said: "In light of the uninteresting people do not.

[Tana]

Here is another interesting article about the Odessa school of painting, as in the article have memories of PG Volokidine:
From the literary heritage
VI Polyakov "Odessa School of Painting"

http://bonsite.narod.ru/polykov/pv_frame.htm

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I have a request not to display images and links. So far luchshe.

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Pavel, in this case, Tana gave a link to the article Polyakova, in which there is mention of Volokidine. In reference work itself Polyakova. Pictures of course will be obliged to lay oneself out to the topic.