Name: Natalia Goncharova
Dates: until 8 Sep 2019 (late opening hours on Fridays and over the weekends)
Venue: Tate Modern
Location: Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
Artists profile
Artist: Natalia Goncharova
Origins: Russian (1881 – 1962)
Art movement: Rayonism
Period: 20th century
Famous paintings: Peasants Picking Apples, Cyclist
The exhibition of Natalia Goncharova, a Russian avant-garde painter, offers a one-off opportunity to see all her best works in one place.
Self-Portrait with Yellow Lilies
Oil paint on canvas
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Photo: tadart.co.uk
Early in her career Goncharova was clearly experimenting in order to find her own style, taking inspiration from paintings of famous Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Fauvist, and Cubist artists. Her early works show an interest in traditional Russian culture and folk art.
Peasants Picking Apples
Oil paint on canvas
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Photo: tadart.co.uk
Peasant Woman from Tula Province
Oil paint on canvas
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Photo: tadart.co.uk
Later her paintings were heavily influenced by Cubism and mainly by Futurism, which is a form of Italian Cubism that is fascinated by modern age, machines and technology, and by capturing movement and speed.
Goncharova was married to Mikhail Larionov who was also a famous Russian painter. Together they published two manifestos developing a new art movement (a Russian form of Futurism), which they called Rayonism.
The Cyclist
Oil paint on canvas
State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
Photo: tadart.co.uk
She was a successful fashion designer producing costumes for the Ballet Russes, which was a well-known ballet company based in Paris that was founded by Sergei Diaghilev.
Spanish Woman with a Fan
Oil paint on canvas
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Photo: tadart.co.uk
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