At the Dressing-Table, 1909

Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebryakova (Russian: Зинаи́да Евге́ньевна Серебряко́ва) (December 10, 1884–September 19, 1967) was the first Russian woman-painter of distinction. Image File history File links Zinaida Serbryakova, At the Dressing-Table (За туалетом), 1909 w:Tretyakov Gallery File links The following pages link to this file: Zinaida Serebryakova ... Image File history File links Zinaida Serbryakova, At the Dressing-Table (За туалетом), 1909 w:Tretyakov Gallery File links The following pages link to this file: Zinaida Serebryakova ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Biography

Family

Zinaida Serebryakova was born on the estate of Neskuchnoye near Kharkiv (now Ukraine) into one of the most refined and artistic families of Russia. Kharkiv Gosprom Building Kharkiv (ukr. ...

She belongs to the artistic family of Lansere (sometimes spelled Lanceray). Her grandfather Nikolay Leontyevich Lansere was a famous architect, chairman of architect's society and member of Russian Academy of Science. Her uncle Alexandre Benois was a famous painter, founder of the Mir iskusstva art group. Her father, Yevgeny Nikolayevich Lansere, was a well-known sculptor, and her mother, who was Alexandre Benois's sister, was good at drawing. One of Zinaida's brothers, Nikolay Yevgenyevich Lansere, was a talented architect, and her other brother, Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Lansere, had an important place in Russian and Soviet art as a master of monumental painting and graphic art. Great Russian poet Anna Akhmatova and Russian-English actor and writer Peter Ustinov were also her relatives. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois (May 4, 1870, St Petersburg - February 9, 1960, Paris) was probably the most important member of the artistic Benois family. ... Miriskusniki tended to idealize the 18th century as the quintessential Age of Art. ... Portrait of Lanceray (1907), by Konstantin Somov. ... Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Akhmatova in the 1920s Anna Akhmatova (Russian: , real name А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко) (June 23, 1889 (June 11, Old Style) - March 5, 1966) was the pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko, the leader and the heart and soul of St Petersburg tradition of Russian poetry in the course of half a century. ... Ustinov as Hercule Poirot Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander von Ustinov) on April 16, 1921 - died March 28, 2004) was a British actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur. ...

Youth

In 1900 she graduated from women's gymnasium and entered the art school founded by princess Tenisheva. She learned from Repin (since 1901) and from portrait artist Braz (1903–1905). In 1902–1903 she traveled to Italy. In 1905–1906 she studied at Academie de La Grande Chaumiere in Paris. 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... // Basics A gymnasium (pronounced with a hard g) is a type of school of secondary education in parts of Europe. ... Princess is the feminine form of prince (Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). ... Self-portrait Ilyá Yefímovich Répin (Илья́ Ефи́мович Ре́пин) (August 5, 1844 (Julian calendar: July 24) – September 29, 1930) was a leading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... It has been suggested that Portrait painting be merged into this article or section. ... Look up Artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ...

In 1905, Zinaida Lansere married student (later railroad engineer) Boris Serebryakov and took his surname. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

Happy years

Ever since her youth Zinaida Serebryakova strove to express her love of the world and to show its beauty. Her earliest works—Country Girl (1906, Russian Museum) and Orchard in Bloom (1908, private collection)—speak eloquently of this search, and of her acute awareness of the beauty of the Russian land and its people. These works are etudes done from nature, and though she was young at the time, her extraordinary talent, confidence and boldness were apparent. Russian Museum - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Broad public recognition came with Serebryakova's self-portrait At the Dressing-Table (1909, Tretyakov Gallery); first shown at a large exhibition mounted by the Union of Russian Artists in 1910. The self-portrait was followed by Girl Bathing (1911, Russian Museum), a portrait of Ye.K. Lansere (1911, private collection), and a portrait of the artist's mother Yekaterina Lansere (1912, Russian Museum)—mature works, strict in composition. Image File history File links Zinaida Serbryakova, At the Dressing-Table (За туалетом), 1909 w:Tretyakov Gallery File links The following pages link to this file: Zinaida Serebryakova ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Pavel Tretyakov (1883) The State Tretyakov Gallery is the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. ... Miriskusniki tended to idealize the 18th century as the quintessential Age of Art. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

She joined the Mir iskusstva movement in 1911, but stood out from the other members of the group because of her preference for popular themes and because of the harmony, plasticity and generalized nature of her paintings.

In 1914–1917, Zinaida Serebryakova was in her prime. During these years she produced a series of pictures on the theme of Russian rural life, the work of the peasants and the Russian countryside which was so dear to her heart: Peasants (1914–1915, Russian Museum), Sleeping Peasant Girl (private collection). 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ...

The most important of these works was Bleaching Cloth (1917, Tretyakov Gallery) which revealed Zinaida Serebryakova's striking talent as a monumental artist. The figures of the peasant women, portrayed against the background of the sky, gain majesty and power by virtue of the low horizon.

When in 1916 Alexander Benois was commissioned to decorate the Kazan Railway Station  (see) in Moscow, he invited Yevgeny Lansere, Boris Kustodiev, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, and Zinaida Serebryakova to help him. Serebryakova took on the theme of the Orient: India, Japan, Turkey, and Siam are represented allegorically in the form of beautiful women. At the same time she began compositions on subjects from classical mythology, but these remained unfinished. 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Download high resolution version (936x708, 146 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Self-Portrait in front of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, 1912 Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (Russian: ) (March 7, 1878–May 28, 1927) was a Russian art deco painter. ... Self-portrait. ... The term the Orient - literally meaning sunrise, east - is traditionally used to refer to Near, Middle, and Far Eastern countries. ... Motto: (none) Anthem: Phleng Chat Capital Bangkok Largest city Bangkok Official language(s) Thai Government King Prime Minister Constitutional monarchy Bhumibol Adulyadej Thaksin Shinawatra Independence • Sukhothai kingdom • Ayutthaya kingdom • Thonburi kingdom • Chakri dynasty from Khmer Empire 1238–1368 1350–1767 1767–April 7, 1782 April 7, 1782–present Area  - Total...

Revolution

Zinaida met the October Revolution in her family estate of Neskuchnoye. Suddenly her whole life changed. In 1919 her husband Boris died of typhus. She was left with her four children and sick mother without any income. Hunger. All reserves of Neskuchnoye were marauded. She had to stop oil painting for the less expensive techniques of coal and pencil. This was the time of her most tragic painting House of Cards showing all her four orphaned children. The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political events in Russia, which, after the elimination of the Russian autocracy system, and the Provisional Government (Duma), resulted in the establishment of the Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Epidemic typhus. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x690, 112 KB) Zinaida Serebryakova. ...

She did not want to switch to the futurist style popular in earlier Soviet art, nor paint portraits of commissars, but she found some work at the Kharkov Archeological Museum, where she made pencil drawings of exhibits. In December 1920 she moved to Petrograd to her grandfather’s apartment. After the October Revolution inhabitants of private apartments were forced to share them with new inhabitants sent for podseleniye. Lansere's family was given actors of the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). This was the time of her theatric series of paintings. El Lissitzkys poster for a post-revolutionary production of the Victory Over the Sun. ... Commissar (комисса́р) was an official title used in post-revolutionary Russia and the Soviet Union. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... The Moscow Art Theatre is a theatre company in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1897 by Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. ...

Paris

In the autumn of 1924, Serebryakova went to Paris, having received a commission for a large decorative mural. On finishing this work she intended to return to Russia, where her mother and children remained. But life turned out differently and she was not able to return to Russia and became separated from her beloved children. Two of her children, Ekaterina and Alexander, would eventually be allowed to join her in Paris. Tatiana and Yevgeny remained in Russia. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Serebryakova's long years away from Russia and her family were full of nostalgia and brought her neither joy nor creative satisfaction. She struggled to obtain even a little money to send them back to her children in Russia.

Zinaida Serebryakova traveled a great deal. In 1928 and 1930 she travels to Africa, visiting Morocco and Algeria. Landscapes of Africa's north astonished her, she paints Atlas mountains, Arab women, Africans in ethnic clothes. She also paints a cycle devoted to Britannia's fishermen. The salient feature of her later landscapes and portraits is the artist's own personality—her love of beauty, whether in nature or in man. And yet, the most important thing was missing—the connection with what was near and dear to her. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... Map showing the location of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in northwest Africa extending about 2400 km (1500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and including The Rock of Gibraltar. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... Britannia, the British national personification. ...

During Khruschev's Thaw, the Soviet Government allowed contact with her. In 1960, after 36 years of forced separation she was visited by her daughter Tatiana ( Tata), who became a theatrical artist working for the Moscow Art Theatre. In 1966, a large exhibition of Zinaida Serebryakova's works was mounted in Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev. She instantly became very popular in Russia, her albums were selling by the millions and she was compared to Boticelli and Renoir. (Russian: ; surname commonly anglicized as Khrushchev, IPA: ; April 17, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... In Soviet history, Kruschevs Thaw or Khrushchev Thaw refers to the period between the end of 1950s and the beginning of 1960s, when repressions and censorship reached a low point. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Motto: Oblast Municipality Municipal government City council (Київська Міська рада) Mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko Mayor-elect Leonid Chernovetsky Area 800 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 2,660,401 100% 3,299/km² Founded City rights around 5th century 1487 Latitude Longitude Area code +380 44 Car plates AA (before 2004: КА,КВ,КЕ,КН,КІ) Sister cities Athens, Brussels... Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli (little barrel) (March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). ... Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 1919) was a French artist who painted in the impressionist style. ...

On September 19, 1967, at the age of eighty-two, Zinaida Serebryakova died in Paris. Most of her works were returned to Russia. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Selected works

Bather. 1911. Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ...	Harvest. 1915. Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ...	Sleeping peasant girl. 1917. Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ...	Zinaida Serebryakova. House of Cards. 1919. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x690, 112 KB) Zinaida Serebryakova. ...
Self Portrait in red. 1921. Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...	Self-portrait with daughters. 1921. Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ...	Portrait of Anna Akhmatova. 1922. Image File history File links Zinaida Serbryakova. ... Akhmatova in the 1920s Anna Akhmatova (Russian: , real name А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко) (June 23, 1889 (June 11, Old Style) - March 5, 1966) was the pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko, the leader and the heart and soul of St Petersburg tradition of Russian poetry in the course of half a century. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...	Kate in blue near Christmas tree. 1922. Image File history File links Kate in blue near Christmass tree. ...
Tata in dancing costume. 1924. Image File history File links Zinaida Serebryakova. ...	Lit by the Sun. 1928. Image File history File links Zinaida Serbryakova. ...

External links

• Zinaida Serebryakova (example of work)
• Exhibition Ukrainian modernism NY, Chikago, 2006, USA
• Serebryakova's biography on the St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Fine Arts, Sculpture, and Architecture (in English)
• Selected works of Zinaida Serebryakova
• An article about Zinaida Serebryakova (in Russian)
• Serebryakova's biography (in Russian)