Ann, Russia
RU-3919043
Requested Address: 3 August 2015
Received: 15 September 2015
Travel Time: 43 Days
Distance: 8,286 km
Russian art aficionados will easily recognise the painting featured on this postcard I received from Ann.
Yes, it's"Girl With Peaches" by Valentin Serov (1865-1911), a sought-after portrait artist of his time. The oil on canvas piece, completed in 1887, is one of Serov's earliest works and is believed to have launched Russian impressionism.
The girl in the portrait is Vera Mamontova, the eldest daughter of famous Russian industrialist Savva Mamontov, who has a penchant for the arts. "Girl With Peaches" now hangs in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
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| A stanza from a Pushkin poem made me love Ann's postcard even more! |
♥Andy
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