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ART ON SALE – FALL TO! |
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There existed in Russia an amazing genre, a peculiar «vernacular art» that appeared first earlier than the 1917 Revolution, burst into full bloom in the 1950s,
and faded away before the beginning of the 1960s. I mean here copies of well-known paintings made by the members of the Russian “Peredvizhnik” movement.
As a rule, they are painted with oil on canvas, oilcloth or cardboard (gold-framed replications of the same paintings is another matter).
The most frequent motives are (basing on my own observations): The Ninth Wave by Aivazovsky, Noon in Italy by Brullow Alyonushka by Vasnetsov A Knight at the Crossroads by Vasnetsov Ivan-Tzarevich on the Grey Wolf by Vasnetsov Three Heroes by Vasnetsov A Moonlight Night by Kramskoy An Unknown by Kramskoy Children Running from an Approaching Thunderstorm by Makovsky Hunters at Rest by Perov Rye by Shishkin I have been collecting «vernacular» copies of the well-known Russian paintings for many years, and in 1994 I exhibited my own paintings and drawings, which were my own versions of those favourites. That exhibition was called «The Russian Album». In the 21st century I use the most modern of the means I can access to replicate my favourite paintings: silk screening *) and Flash animation**) on the Internet. In terms of the number of copies, it has really become a «vernacular» art.
Aleksandr Florensky
*Silk screening: in cooperation with the “Hand-made printers’ workshop” of Yu. & M. Guelman |
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«Twitchers: one of the most popular type of mechanical toys… traditionally created in the village of Bogorodskoye. Such items can be used not only in games on everyday topics, but also as personages of the home theatre…» |
| Twitcher Punch, beginning of the 20 century, Moscow province, lime tree, threads, woodcutting, painting, 23.3x13.2x3 cm |
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Twitcher Peasant, end of the 19 century, Bogorodskoye, lime tree, threads, woodcutting, 26.0õ8.0õ2.5 ñì |
| Twitcher Bear, end of the 19 century, Bogorodskoye, lime tree, threads, woodcutting, 26.5õ8.5õ2.5 ñì |