In the centre of Porfiry Krylov’s painting, there is a big oval table covered with a white table-cloth, featuring bright red, yellow and pink flowers with big green leaves. On the table there is a vase with fresh field flowers, a wicker basket with a snow-white serviette, a fruit plate with some fruit fallen off on the table, a glass bottle and a Gzhel ceramic mug. There is a backed chair at the table.
All the items are painted thoroughly, with great attention to detail. By contrast, the background of the painting appears quite conventionalized. The viewer sees a light-blue wall; on the right, there is what deems to be a white door, while in the upper left corner we see a fragment of a painting or framed photograph.
Intimate landscapes and still-lifes by Porfiry Krylov carry on the tradition of the “Russian Impressionism”, whose founders were Isaac Levitan and Konstantin Korovin. This canvas features a summer still-life, which is indicated by the field flowers and ripe plums on the table. The painting uses vivid and bright colours, which brings joy to the viewer.
Porfiry Krylov was born to a family of cartridge factory workers in August 1902, in the village of Shchelkunovo of the Tula Region. After completing secondary school, the would-be painter worked at the cartridge factory and at the same time studied at the factory art studio. In 1928, he graduated from the Higher Art and Technical Institute in Moscow, where his mentors were Alexander Osmerkin, Alexander Shevchenko and other famous artists.
From 1922, he worked in tandem with Mikhail Kupriyanov under the pseudonyms of “Kukry” and “Krykup”. The artists specialised in such genres as political cartoons, posters, graphic art and book illustrations. As an individual artist, Porfiry Krylov is also known as an easel painter who created landscapes, still-lifes, portraits and other paintings that featured the Soviet way of life.
The painter worked in Central Russia, the Crimea, the Caucasus and abroad. He also painted in Italy, Bulgaria and France. His artworks are displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery, the Krylov Museum in Tula and the Russian Museum. His self-portrait can be found in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. For over two years, Porfiry Krylov was a member of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Arts. The People’s Artist of the USSR died in Moscow on 15 May 1990.
All the items are painted thoroughly, with great attention to detail. By contrast, the background of the painting appears quite conventionalized. The viewer sees a light-blue wall; on the right, there is what deems to be a white door, while in the upper left corner we see a fragment of a painting or framed photograph.
Intimate landscapes and still-lifes by Porfiry Krylov carry on the tradition of the “Russian Impressionism”, whose founders were Isaac Levitan and Konstantin Korovin. This canvas features a summer still-life, which is indicated by the field flowers and ripe plums on the table. The painting uses vivid and bright colours, which brings joy to the viewer.
Porfiry Krylov was born to a family of cartridge factory workers in August 1902, in the village of Shchelkunovo of the Tula Region. After completing secondary school, the would-be painter worked at the cartridge factory and at the same time studied at the factory art studio. In 1928, he graduated from the Higher Art and Technical Institute in Moscow, where his mentors were Alexander Osmerkin, Alexander Shevchenko and other famous artists.
From 1922, he worked in tandem with Mikhail Kupriyanov under the pseudonyms of “Kukry” and “Krykup”. The artists specialised in such genres as political cartoons, posters, graphic art and book illustrations. As an individual artist, Porfiry Krylov is also known as an easel painter who created landscapes, still-lifes, portraits and other paintings that featured the Soviet way of life.
The painter worked in Central Russia, the Crimea, the Caucasus and abroad. He also painted in Italy, Bulgaria and France. His artworks are displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery, the Krylov Museum in Tula and the Russian Museum. His self-portrait can be found in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. For over two years, Porfiry Krylov was a member of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Arts. The People’s Artist of the USSR died in Moscow on 15 May 1990.
