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A Short biography, and all the paintings of Paris, France by Konstantin Korovin

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This week I decided to post the paintings of Paris by Konstantin Korovin, as I found interesting to see my native city from the eye of a Russian painter. The details of each painting are posted under the gallery with the picture corresponding number. If you prefer to watch the painting in full size, just click on the picture. The details are in English, French and Russian.

In a few words, who was Konstantin Korovin?

Konstantin Korovin 1891 portrait by Valentin Serov
Konstantin Korovin 1891 portrait by Valentin Serov

Konstantin Korovin was the first impressionist Russian painter, a a theatrical decorator, as well as a writer.

Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin was born on November 23 ( December 5), 1861, in Moscow, Russian Empire. When he was studying in the Academy of Art in St Petersburg, he was introduced to the art of the Impressionist by Vasily Polenov. His first work “Portrait of a Chorus Girl” was called the first sign of Russian impressionism.

Portrait of a Chorus Girl by Konstantin Korovin-1883
Portrait of a Chorus Girl by Konstantin Korovin-1883 – Portrait, oil on canvas – State Tretyakov Gallery

After meeting Savva Mamontiv in 1884, he became a theatrical decorator and designed as an example, the home performance of “The Snow Maiden” based on the play by Alexander Ostrovsky.

In 1892, Konstantin left for France, where he studied modern French art for about a year, then he went for a trip to the North of Russia. He was fascinated by the polar region but Paris had also a special place in his life, and the artist created many landscapes of Paris, the French capital. Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin had great success in France where, he became “A Chevalier of the Legion of Honor” and received several gold and silver medals for his works.

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1 Paris cafe
1 Paris cafe by Konstantin Korovin – c.1890
2 Paris cafe by Konstantin Korovin
2 Paris cafe by Konstantin Korovin – c.1890
Paris cafe fragment-1895 by Konstantin Korovin
3 Paris cafe fragment by Konstantin Korovin -1895
4 After the rain. Paris by Konstantin Korovin
4 After the rain. Paris by Konstantin Korovin -1897
Paris after Rain by Konstantin Korovin
5 Paris after Rain by Konstantin Korovin – 1900
Street at Night, Paris by Konstantin Korovin
6 Street at Night, Paris by Konstantin Korovin – 1902

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1 Paris cafe

Konstantin Korovin
Original Title: Парижское кафе
Date: c.1890
Style: Impressionism
Genre: cityscape		1 Парижское кафе

Константин Коровин
Дата: c.1890
Cтиль: Импрессионизм
Жанр: городской пейзаж		1 Café parisien

Constantin Korovine
Titre original: Парижское кафе
Date: c.1890
Style: Impressionism
Genre: paysage urbain
2 Paris cafe 

Konstantin Korovin
Original Title: Парижское кафе
Date: c.1890
Style: Impressionism
Genre: cityscape		2 Парижское кафе

Константин Коровин
Дата: c.1890
Cтиль: Импрессионизм
Жанр: городской пейзаж		2 Café parisien

Constantin Korovine
Titre original: Парижское кафе
Date: c.1890
Style: Impressionism
Genre: paysage urbain
3 Paris cafe (fragment)

Konstantin Korovin
Original Title: Парижское кафе (фрагмент)
Date: 1895
Style: Impressionism
Genre: genre painting		3 Парижское кафе (фрагмент)

Константин Коровин
Оригинальное
название: Парижское кафе (фрагмент)
Дата: 1895
Cтиль: Импрессионизм
Жанр: жанровая живопись		3 Café parisien (fragment)

Constantin Korovine
Titre original: Парижское кафе (фрагмент)
Date: 1895
Style: Impressionism
Genre: scène de genre
4 After the rain. Paris

Konstantin Korovin
Original Title: После дождя
Date: 1897
Style: Impressionism
Genre: cityscape		4 После дождя

Константин Коровин
Дата: 1897
Cтиль: Импрессионизм
Жанр: городской пейзаж		4 Après la pluie. 
Paris

Constantin Korovine
Titre original: После дождя
Date: 1897
Style: Impressionism
Genre: paysage urbain
5 Paris after Rain

Konstantin Korovin
Original Title: Париж после дождя
Date: 1900
Style: Impressionism
Genre: cityscape		5 Париж после дождя

Константин Коровин
Дата: 1900
Cтиль: Импрессионизм
Жанр: городской пейзаж		5 Paris après la pluie

Constantin Korovine
Titre original: Париж после дождя
Date: 1900
Style: Impressionism
Genre: paysage urbain
6 Street at Night, Paris

Konstantin Korovin
Original Title: Ночная улица. Париж
Date: 1902
Style: Impressionism
Genre: cityscape		6 Ночная улица. Париж

Константин Коровин
Дата: 1902
Cтиль: Импрессионизм
Жанр: городской пейзаж		6 Rue de Nuit, Paris

Constantin Korovine
Titre original: Ночная улица. Париж
Date: 1902
Style: Impressionism
Genre: paysage urbain
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Découvrez le tableau “Sur la Volga” de Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoy

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“Sur la Volga” (На Волге) est une huile sur toile de 141,5 X 190,5 cm peinte par Nikolai Dubovskoy (Николай Дубовской) en 1892. Elle est actuellement située dans la Galerie Tretiakov. 

Cette belle peinture de genre de paysage et de marine représentant le large fleuve la Volga à plein débit est l’une des œuvres majeures de Dubovskoy.

On the Volga by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
Sur la Volga par Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

Depuis 1884, les peintures de Dubovskoy ont été présentées exclusivement lors d’expositions itinérantes. Il a été admis à l’Association des expositions d’art itinérantes en 1886 et est devienu l’un de ses membres les plus actifs.

À partir de la peinture “Calme” en 1890, l’une des tendances importantes des paysages de Dubovskoy était le thème des vastes étendues d’eau.

«Sur la Volga» présentée à la 20e exposition de l’Association des expositions d’art itinérantes en février 1892 à Saint-Pétersbourg a été largement apprécié par les spectateurs et les critiques et a été acheté par Tretiakov la même année.

Une esquisse de l’étude de “Sur la Volga” se trouve également à la galerie Tretiakov. C’est une huile sur toile de 24 X 32 cm.

On the Volga study 1892 by Dubovskoy
Sur la Volga – étude 1892 par Dubovskoy

Description de la peinture

La majeure partie de la toile est occupée par le ciel et l’eau. La Volga qui s’étend jusqu’à l’horizon est perçue comme une mer sans fin. La rivière est calme, il n’y a pas de vagues.

On the Volga by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
Sur la Volga par Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

La ligne d’horizon très basse et à peine perceptible dans laquelle l’eau se confond avec le ciel crée une impression d’immensité.

Dans le tableau «Sur la Volga», l’artiste utilise «une gamme finement nuancée de tons lilas», et la palette de couleurs du paysage est basée sur des transitions douces. Des tons bleu-brun sont utilisés au premier plan de la partie ombragée de l’eau, et des nuances lilas-opale sont utilisées plus près de l’horizon, tandis que des tons argentés-bleuâtres sont utilisés pour représenter le ciel. 

On the Volga (part sky) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
Sur la Volga (ciel en partie) par Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

En regardant le ciel, nous pouvons voir des nuages ​​flotter dans le ciel, sur lesquels de doux reflets du soleil sont visibles. 

On the Volga (part reflection on water) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
Sur la Volga (réflexion partielle sur l’eau) par Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

L’eau comme un miroir reflète tout ce qui l’entoure, comme le ciel et les bateaux.

On the Volga (part boats) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
Sur la Volga (partie bateaux) par Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

Pour montrer la taille de la rivière, des bateaux de pêche se tiennent sur l’eau calme et semblent très petits. On peut également apercevoir des figures de pêcheurs sur une étroite bande de hauts-fonds sur le côté droit de la toile, ainsi que des goélands. 

La taille relativement petite des bateaux et des pêcheurs souligne non seulement l’immensité de l’espace qui les entoure, mais montre également le lien du fleuve avec la vie des personnes vivant et travaillant sur ses rives .

Quiet by Nikolai Dubovskoy
Calme par Nikolai Dubovskoy

J’espère que vous apprécierez ce tableau autant que moi. Vous pouvez également lire au sujet du tableau “Calme” de Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoy

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Discover the painting “On the Volga” by Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoy

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“On the Volga” (На Волге) is an oil on canvas of 141.5 X 190,5 cm painted by Nikolai Dubovskoy (Николай Дубовской) in 1892 now situated in the Tretyakov Gallery.

This beautiful landscape and marine painting depicting the wide full-flowing river Volga is one of Dubovskoy’s major works.

On the Volga by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
On the Volga by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

Since 1884, Dubovskoy’s painting have been presented exclusively at traveling exhibitions. He was admitted to the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions in 1886, and became one of his most active member.

Starting with the painting “Quiet” in 1890, one of the important trends in Dubovskoy’s landscape was the theme of wide expanses of water.

“On the Volga” presented at the 20th exhibition of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions on February 1892 in Saint Petersburg was widely appreciated by viewers and critics and was bought by Tretyakov that same year.

A sketch of the study of “On the Volga” is also at the Tretyakov Gallery. It is an oil on canvas of 24 X 32 cm.

On the Volga study 1892 by Dubovskoy
On the Volga – study 1892 by Dubovskoy

Description of the painting

Most of the canvas is occupied by the sky and water. The Volga which extends to the very horizon is perceived as an endless sea. The river is calm, there are no waves.

On the Volga by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
On the Volga by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

The very low and barely noticeable horizon line in which the water merges with the sky  creates an impression of vastness.

In the painting “On the Volga” the artist uses “a finely nuanced range of lilac tones”, and the color scheme of the landscape is based on smooth transitions. Bluish-brown tones are used in the foreground of the shaded part of the water, and lilac-opal shades are used closer to the horizon, while silvery-bluish tones are used when depicting the sky. 

On the Volga (part sky) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
On the Volga (part sky) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

Looking at the sky, we can see clouds floating across the sky, on which soft reflections of the sun are visible. 

On the Volga (part reflection on water) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
On the Volga (part reflection on water) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

The water like a mirror reflects everything around it, like the sky, and boats.

On the Volga (part boats) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892
On the Volga (part boats) by Nikolai Dubovskoy 1892

To impress the size of the river fishing boats stand on the calm water seeming very small. We can also glimpse the figures of fishermen on a narrow strip of shallows on the right side of the canvas, as well as gulls. 

The relatively small size of boats and fishermen not only emphasizes the vastness of the space surrounding them, but also shows the connection of the river with the life of people living and working on its banks  .

Quiet by Nikolai Dubovskoy
Quiet by Nikolai Dubovskoy

I hope your enjoy this painting as much as I did. You can also read about the painting “Quiet” by Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoy

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