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Naum Mogilevsky. Sculptures and Drawings

Naum Mogilevsky. Sculptures and Drawings
6 October 2022—12 December 2022

Naum Mogilevsky was one of the most outstanding artists of the circle that gravitated around the great sculptor and artistic mentor Alexander Matveyev. And yet his work has received very little scholarly attention and is practically unknown to many art lovers. Mogilevsky’s talent took time to ripen. It did not fully blossom until the 1950s when the sculptor finally shed the last vestiges of his teacher’s influence and came into his own. His subject matter is the perennial favourite of the plastic arts: the figure of the nude female or adolescent, an inexhaustible source of ideas providing the compositional latitude to experiment with transformations of nature. It is in the images of those in the spring of their man and womanhood that Mogilevsky’s singular talent truly comes to the fore. His poetic reflection on burgeoning femininity in the female portraits is partner to his celebration of singleness of purpose and clear-eyed confidence in the portraits of young men. This exhibition, including approximately 30 sculptures and 40 drawings, invites the audience to rediscover a forgotten master and explore the many facets of his talent. In addition to Mogilevsky’s subtle understanding of the nude figure, he is also an excellent portraitist and compositionally eloquent sculptor. Among other works, the exhibition features the artist’s original graphic pieces, which bear witness to his sharp eye for meaningful contrasts and his skill in emphasizing them.

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Empress Marie Alexandrovna: Empire. Dynasty. Family. 200th Anniversary of the Empress’s Birth

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The Elisabeth and Sergius Educational Society Foundation (ESPO) and the State Russian Museum with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation open the exhibition Empress Marie Alexandrovna: Empire. Dynasty. Family. 200th Anniversary of the Empress’s Birth. The exhibition is dedicated to the life, spiritual achievements, state and public service of Empress Marie Alexandrovna (1824–1880). She was a devoted wife and supporter of Emperor Alexander II (1818–1881).

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