The collection of the Stavropol Museum of Fine Arts includes seven works by Russian seascape painter Alexey Bogolyubov. This is Moonlit Evening in Constantinople, one graphic sheet with the sea front and five studies. In the latter the artist painted places from his travels in Europe — Italy, Germany, France.
Two studies from the author’s collection — Dieppe and Veules with a view of the mill pertain to the period when the artist settled in France. Bogolyubov established a circle of Russian artists called “Bogolyubov circle”. Its most active participants became Ilya Repin, Vasily Polenov, Vasily Vereshchagin, Marc Antokolsky.
A graduate of St.-Petersburg Academy of Arts, the creator of the history of the Russian fleet in painting and a master of seascape, Bogolyubov was influenced by European schools but preserved his distinctive style. Combining a poetic element with the reality, he saw the master perceived creativity in reality itself. Painting from nature, he created a special form of “study-painting”.
Bogolyubov painted the study Normandy. Veules. Mill in the north of France. It combined the traditions of scenic academic landscape in perspective and plein-air — an artist painting a scene outdoors. To most accurately convey the austerity of the place, Bogolyubov painted the study Veules in almost monochrome grisaille color palette. In this technique, the artist used mostly gradations of one color shades, still managing to convey the complex color spectrum of the scene with fine transitions from shade to shade. The textured stroke made almost palpable the stony shore, humid air of the cold sea and the tiled roof of the typical coastal mill with its distinct and clear architecture.
Bogolyubov conveyed the airiness, lighting and air texture with the color free from the convention of portrayed place. It has a great emotional significance in the study. The study Normandy. Veules. Mill combines landscape vivacity and ease of perception with features of a monumental painting.
Two studies from the author’s collection — Dieppe and Veules with a view of the mill pertain to the period when the artist settled in France. Bogolyubov established a circle of Russian artists called “Bogolyubov circle”. Its most active participants became Ilya Repin, Vasily Polenov, Vasily Vereshchagin, Marc Antokolsky.
A graduate of St.-Petersburg Academy of Arts, the creator of the history of the Russian fleet in painting and a master of seascape, Bogolyubov was influenced by European schools but preserved his distinctive style. Combining a poetic element with the reality, he saw the master perceived creativity in reality itself. Painting from nature, he created a special form of “study-painting”.
Bogolyubov painted the study Normandy. Veules. Mill in the north of France. It combined the traditions of scenic academic landscape in perspective and plein-air — an artist painting a scene outdoors. To most accurately convey the austerity of the place, Bogolyubov painted the study Veules in almost monochrome grisaille color palette. In this technique, the artist used mostly gradations of one color shades, still managing to convey the complex color spectrum of the scene with fine transitions from shade to shade. The textured stroke made almost palpable the stony shore, humid air of the cold sea and the tiled roof of the typical coastal mill with its distinct and clear architecture.
Bogolyubov conveyed the airiness, lighting and air texture with the color free from the convention of portrayed place. It has a great emotional significance in the study. The study Normandy. Veules. Mill combines landscape vivacity and ease of perception with features of a monumental painting.
