SI Frolov - the forgotten student Rnpina.

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On his return to his homeland, SI Frolov did not create large canvases, or they have not survived, he modestly satisfied with small sketches, but invested them with all their artistic talents of the experimenter. In many studies, shows the strong influence of Claude Monet and Edgar Degas. After all, traveling to France in 1899, the young Russian artists, Konstantin Juon and Semen Frolov, absorbed the spirit of the impressionists, and at the same time they learned the manner of painting, ie, "Coherent system of plein air, working outdoors, they create a sense of blazing sunshine, the wealth of colors of nature, the dissolution of volumetric forms in the vibration of light and air. Decomposition of complex tones by pure color (imposed on the individual brush strokes on canvas and designed for optical mixing them in the eye of the viewer). Of course, SI Frolov could be considered a kagorte first Russian impressionists, certainly not of such magnitude as K. Korovin, I. Grabar, but still he had them.
 At its sketches (created during the 1899 - 1912.), Except the signature, he notes some significant words "Century".
Painting "Bathing" was exhibited in 1912. Catalogue number: № 285.