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Today, August 15 memorable date in the history of the Tretyakov Gallery: exactly 120 years ago, August 15, 1893, after the official transfer of Pavel Tretyakov Gallery Moscow city, "City Gallery brothers P. and S. Tretyakov, "opened to the.

"It Pavel Mikhailovich this transfer was solved decades ago. Parting with the collection, with infinitely favorite paintings not upset him, but he, in fact, did not part with them. His distressed and frightened the noise that had to climb around it , praise and celebration. "

"Collection brother I can not, by virtue of the will, to take into their own, and I'll say it and then placed separately, but in the same house, it will remain, it is not will add any foreign paintings, Russian is my collection if I'm still alive I hope will grow.'s brother, besides paintings, sent in my collection, bequeathed to the town: half of its capital and home to 125 million, the interest from which to acquire Russian paintings and sculptures the product. To enable probate, I'll now pass to the city of the house and my collection of Russian art, of course the condition of life use the apartment and superintendence of the institution ... Recorded myself I will not give you as much I do not like when anything printed about me ... "

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P. Tretyakov and mention of his election as the Moscow City Duma honorary citizen
Moscow. 1987

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First painting acquired PM Tretyakov in 1856, was the work of Vasily G. Khudiakova (1826-1871) " Skirmish with Finnish Smugglers " ( 1953 , s /m, 95.6 x 133.6 ) .
Preserved receipt of VG Khudiakova the calculation for the painting in the amount of 450 rubles.
The work is on permanent display in Lavrushinsky 10 , Hall 16.

But remember as one of the first two works acquired for the future and picture galleries Nicholas Gustavovich Schilder ( 1 828 - 1898 ) "Temptation" ( undated , c /m, 54 x 67).