Khristo Dmitriyevich Polandov was born on December 27, 1926, in the village of Grecheskoye, Mineralovodsky District, Stavropol Krai. He graduated from the art and graphics department of the Kuban State University, worked as a teacher in the village of Grecheskoye, and also worked for the Pyatigorsk branch of the Art Fund.
Khristo Polandov participated in regional, zonal, and international exhibitions, including the collective show of the CIS artists in Greece. One of his solo exhibitions was held in the Greek city of Thessaloniki.
The artist’s works were repeatedly exhibited in the Mikhail Lermontov State Museum-Reserve. In 2002, the museum acquired Polandov’s “Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov”. The painting is on display in the art department of the museum and has drawn the eye of visitors for many years.
Art historians believe that Khristo Polandov’s works resemble, on the one hand, the works of Dutch masters due to the complex ornamental background and the great variety of shades. On the other hand, they are also associated with the paintings by Ilya Repin, Vasily Surikov, and Konstantin Korovin. Polandov himself used to say that these artists know what the true standard of taste and style looks like.
Polandov’s impression portraits, original depictions of time, seascapes, still lifes, where he especially liked to render the glitter of silver objects, as well as narrative compositions — all this is adherence and further development of the legacy of Russian realist artists. At the same time, when it came to painting, the artist also liked restraint, conciseness, accuracy, naturalness, and even naiveness.
The painting on display shows the poet right before the duel. He stands at the foot of Mount Mashuk, on its northwestern slope. The artist painted Lermontov in full length dressed in the officer’s uniform of the Tengin Infantry Regiment among the characters from his works dedicated to the Caucasus: the Novice, Tamara, and Bela. He looks exactly as he is usually described — proud and gloomy, with a thoughtful look on his face. One more step and Lieutenant Mikhail Lermontov will gain immortality.
Khristo Polandov participated in regional, zonal, and international exhibitions, including the collective show of the CIS artists in Greece. One of his solo exhibitions was held in the Greek city of Thessaloniki.
The artist’s works were repeatedly exhibited in the Mikhail Lermontov State Museum-Reserve. In 2002, the museum acquired Polandov’s “Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov”. The painting is on display in the art department of the museum and has drawn the eye of visitors for many years.
Art historians believe that Khristo Polandov’s works resemble, on the one hand, the works of Dutch masters due to the complex ornamental background and the great variety of shades. On the other hand, they are also associated with the paintings by Ilya Repin, Vasily Surikov, and Konstantin Korovin. Polandov himself used to say that these artists know what the true standard of taste and style looks like.
Polandov’s impression portraits, original depictions of time, seascapes, still lifes, where he especially liked to render the glitter of silver objects, as well as narrative compositions — all this is adherence and further development of the legacy of Russian realist artists. At the same time, when it came to painting, the artist also liked restraint, conciseness, accuracy, naturalness, and even naiveness.
The painting on display shows the poet right before the duel. He stands at the foot of Mount Mashuk, on its northwestern slope. The artist painted Lermontov in full length dressed in the officer’s uniform of the Tengin Infantry Regiment among the characters from his works dedicated to the Caucasus: the Novice, Tamara, and Bela. He looks exactly as he is usually described — proud and gloomy, with a thoughtful look on his face. One more step and Lieutenant Mikhail Lermontov will gain immortality.
