Konstantin Juon (1875 - 1958)

[Владимир Разепин]

Postcard from the collection of Moscow, how many in this word!

[Владимир Разепин]

Another reproduction of a postcard

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... A good example of transformation myths - two paintings by the same artist. The same story: "First appearance of Lenin at a meeting in Smolny, Petrograd October 25, 1917." Author - Huon KF

The first version of Vladimir Ilyich wrote to members of the Petrograd Soviet in 1927. A lot of people, many of the leaders.
In the version of the film in 1935 soldiers and workers are still many, but the ranks have thinned considerably leaders.
However, with the leaders during the life of the author's canvas of issues and did not arise. Ironically, the artist nearly had to bunk not for their perception of the leaders of the revolution, and for the people.
Immediately after completing the first version of her paintings were sent to the reproduction of the Central Committee members and review of the Secretariat of the Central Committee. One of the functionaries of the watchful wrote about this review: the picture of an ugly, well to put the author on a couple of months in jail. The main complaint was a member of the Central Committee to the images of workers and Red Army. Had to be enlightened, proud, purposeful person. And it turned ... see for yourself what happened.
Fortunately, the prison did not happen.
As for the "wrong" written by ordinary revolutionaries, all biographers Juon reported that, Konstantin Fedorovich tried to be extremely reliable. The second version of the picture, for example, members of the Central Committee made the best impression, although many noted that the faces of the people in the Smolny again gave rise to undesirable associations.
It is possible that the artist - almost Bulgakov - just did not like the proletariat ...
Lenin saw no paintings of Juon. A product of Stalin Juon seemingly liking. In any case, the master of winning a coveted and in those years, Stalin Prize. It is possible that the person to the leader of the crowd seemed credible ...

[Владимир Разепин]

Recharge cards.

Creativity born in Moscow of the XIX century.