Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon was a painter and a noted stage designer. He was born in 1875 in Moscow. From 1892 to 1898, he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After graduation, together with the artist Ivan Dudin, he opened his own private school — “Drawing and Painting Classes” — which was closed in 1917. Over 3,000 artists studied at this school. Among them were the muralist Vera Mukhina, the landscape painter Alexander Kuprin, the member of the “Jack of Diamonds” society Robert Falk, the graphic artist Vladimir Favorsky and other artists.

Konstantin Yuon worked mainly as a landscape painter and traveled a lot across Russia. The main theme of his work was rural and urban landscapes, clear in composition and color.

The genre painting by Konstantin Yuon invites the viewer to look through the window and see a noisy, intimate bachelorette party. The artist, who had extensive experience in the field of theatrical scenery, pays special attention to depicting his characters and the interior of a village house. With warm shades, the painter conveys the feeling of a festive occasion, which simultaneously is a sad and cheerful event, saying goodbye to the familiar and greeting the unknown. The artist divided the composition into two parts: in one, women and children personify family life, in the other he depicted carefree youth, illuminated figures of girls in bright outfits. One can feel the painter’s deep knowledge of rural life and his true love for the simple life of peasants.

A prominent representative of the Moscow school of painting, Konstantin Yuon was the son of immigrants from Switzerland. Throughout his career, the artist was interested in traditional Russian life, its symbols and manifestations. Konstantin Fyodorovich is credited with saying, “The most profound happiness for an artist is to sing with colors.” Time goes by, and the song born of color continues to sound from the paintings of Konstantin Yuon — a song about the unity of people on their native land.