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Original Painting |
Ivan
Khrutsky (1810-1885)
Flowers and Fruits. 1854
Oil on canvas,
The State Russian Museum
Original:
26" x 20" (66,5 x 50,8 cm)
Replica: 27'
x 21' (68,5 x 53,5 cm)
The copying
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Ivan Khrutsky was born into a
family of Polish gentry in the village of Ulka (Vitebsk region). In 1827,
Khrutsky came to St. Petersburg and in 1830 entered the Academy of Arts.
In 1836, Khrutsky was awarded the Major Silver medal of the Academy for
his still-lifes. Though his still-lifes were of abundant success and the
artist carried them out in dozens to secure his financial situation, he
never dropped landscape painting and also executed nice genre pictures and
portraits. Old Woman Knitting a Sock, brought him the Minor Gold medal of
the Academy. In 1839 he was awarded the title of the Academician.
After his father's death in 1840 Khrutsky left St. Petersburg forever and
settled in the family estate Zakharevichi, Polotsk region. He did not drop
painting, but completely changed the subjects; from now on he mostly
executed commissions from Uniate churches and cathedrals of Vilnus, Kaunas
and other cities of Lithuania. On the whole, Khrutsky is a little bit
stiff and too naturalistic in portraiture, nevertheless there are some
really good works. In the history of the Russian art he entered as the
author of impressive still-lifes, maybe because they were executed for the
mass market in accordance with the tastes of the public and nowadays
practically every art museum has a sample. It's a pity that his other
works are difficult to find. |
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