Nikolai Crimea: catalog-reason, monograph and one-day exhibition - in the State Tretyakov Gallery

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14 December at 16.00 in the Engineering building of the State Tretyakov Gallery (Lavroushinsky, 12) held a scientific meeting devoted to 125 anniversary of birth of Nikolai Petrovich Krymov book presentation IB Porto "Nick Krym and one-day exhibition of the best works of NP Krymov from the State Tretyakov Gallery.
Nikolai Krymov born April 20, 1884 in Moscow in the family portrait painter PA Krymov. The first drawing lessons he received from his father. He studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1904-1911, first at the architectural office in 1907 - in a beautiful classroom in NA Kasatkin, Leonid Pasternak and A. Vasnetsov, worked in the studio and VA . Serov and Konstantin Korovin.

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In 1905, became friendly with artists simvolisticheskogo directions, participant of the exhibition "Blue Rose" (1907). Collaborated in the journals "Golden Fleece" (1906-1909), "Apollo" (1910). Fascinated creativity AIKuindzhi. Member of the Union of Russian Artists (1910-1923). Taught in higher education institutions in Moscow in 1920-1930-e. Corresponding Member of USSR Academy of Arts (1949). People's Artist of RSFSR (1956). Krymov created a unique type of landscape with the inclusion of genre elements, for which the typical synthesis of chamber music and epic. Creativity Krymov can be divided into several stages - fascination with symbolism (the second half of 1900-x), the influence of primitivism (early 1910-x), neo-classical period (1910). Later Crimea is the development of the theory and practice of tonal painting (1920-50-e). The artist died on May 6, 1958 in Moscow and was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
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About the book
This edition represents the first fundamental study of creativity of an outstanding Russian artist Nikolai Petrovich Krymov (1884-1958). This is the most ambitious to date, an attempt to systematize the creative legacy of the master and appreciate its contribution to the history of the domestic art of XX century. The publication consists of two books. The first book of color reproductions of the album, which is preceded monographic essay, describing the career of the artist.

Catalog-reason presented in the second book includes more than 1700 works from museums and private collections (paintings, graphics, theatrical-decorative art). First published, one might say, an unknown heritage graphical wizard, as well as sketches of his theatrical scenery and costumes. The catalog reproduces more than 800 works, most of which are little known even to specialists. The reader will find in a book chronicling the life Krymova, his articles on the artist's skill, rare archival materials and photographs.

The publication is addressed to art historians, museum professionals, collectors and a wide range of art lovers.
About the author of the book
Ivan B. Porto (1939-2009) - art critic, art critic.

Born in 1939 in Moscow. In 1967 he graduated from the Faculty of History, Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov Moscow State University (Dept. of History of Russian Art). Thesis work performed under the guidance of DV Sarabyanova, was devoted to early works of NP Krymov. The first publication IB Porto on this topic relates to 1969. Since creativity NP Krymov was the main subject of scientific interests of the author, became the subject of Ph.D. thesis and several publications. In 1984, the centenary of the artist's birth, IB Porto organized in the halls of CHA big anniversary exhibition and prepared to publish a catalog and an album of selected works by NP Krymov.

IB Porto - Ph.D. in art history. Honored Artist of Russia. He worked in the Union of Artists of the RSFSR, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Ministry of Culture, was elected vice-president of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia.

Author of numerous publications on Russia's artists of the XX century, has repeatedly advocated the curator of exhibitions of contemporary artists, for many years oversaw the project "green noise" on the modern landscape painting, as well as the creativity of the classics of the genre, including the NP Krymov.

In addition to the art criticism of the IB Porto professionally engaged in artistic photography. His work has been exhibited several times at exhibitions and are in museum and private collections.

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