Russia through the eyes of artist Boris Grigoriev (PICS)
The painter left his homeland after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, but it never left his heart.
Artist Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939) emigrated from Russia after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and lived most of his life in France. His art was almost forgotten in his homeland, but became very popular in the West. He never forgot Russia and it was one of the main themes in his works. Thus, in his cycles ‘Russia’ and ‘Faces of Russia’, dedicated to the Russian province, he tried to express the soul of his compatriots with the tools of fine art.
Village
Sunflowers
Sheaves
House under the trees
Faces of Russia
Portrait of actor Pyotr Baksheyev playing Vaska Pepla in the ‘Lower Depths’ performance, based on Maxim Gorky’s play
Portrait of a peasant girl
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
The retrospective exhibition of Boris Grigoriev is on display at the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg until January 28, 2024.
