The genre scene “Vacationing on the Volga” by Rudolf Baranov shows two boys depicted against the background of a river landscape. They are inside a small house under construction. The younger child sits on a tricycle, and the older boy leans against a structural beam and looks through the empty frame at the Volga.
In some distance on the horizon, one can barely notice a cityscape — it is the city of Kuybyshev (nowadays — Samara). A little lower, Baranov depicted another horizon line. A white ship, which is watched by the older boy, approaches to it.
The artist carefully and realistically added small details to the foreground — a hammer and nails, a glass of water, marker pens.
In this painting, Baranov combined elements of landscape, portrait, and still life painting. Two main colors dominate the large canvas, which symbolize the sultry summer on the Volga: the artist painted sand and sunlight in yellow and sky and water in blue.
Rudolf Baranov was born in 1942. His father named him in honor of Rudolf Baranov, a Hero of the Soviet Union who died in the Battle of Stalingrad. Thus, the artist became the full namesake of the famous fighter pilot.
In 1959–1964, Baranov studied at the Palekh Art School. Then he graduated from the Surikov Moscow Art Institute at the Department of Monumental Painting. During his studies, he worked at the Vakhtangov Theater. The main theme of Baranov’s works was Russian folklore, and he also worked extensively in genre painting.
In 1981–1985, as well as in 1998–2010, Baranov was the chairman of the Samara Regional Organization of the All-Russian Creative Public Organization “The Union of Russian Artists”. From 1983 to 2008, he taught at Kuybyshev Art College and Petrov-Vodkin Art School. His exhibitions were held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, and in such countries as China, Italy, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Ukraine, etc.
In some distance on the horizon, one can barely notice a cityscape — it is the city of Kuybyshev (nowadays — Samara). A little lower, Baranov depicted another horizon line. A white ship, which is watched by the older boy, approaches to it.
The artist carefully and realistically added small details to the foreground — a hammer and nails, a glass of water, marker pens.
In this painting, Baranov combined elements of landscape, portrait, and still life painting. Two main colors dominate the large canvas, which symbolize the sultry summer on the Volga: the artist painted sand and sunlight in yellow and sky and water in blue.
Rudolf Baranov was born in 1942. His father named him in honor of Rudolf Baranov, a Hero of the Soviet Union who died in the Battle of Stalingrad. Thus, the artist became the full namesake of the famous fighter pilot.
In 1959–1964, Baranov studied at the Palekh Art School. Then he graduated from the Surikov Moscow Art Institute at the Department of Monumental Painting. During his studies, he worked at the Vakhtangov Theater. The main theme of Baranov’s works was Russian folklore, and he also worked extensively in genre painting.
Baranov came to Samara in 1971 after graduating from the Institute. At first, he could not get used to a provincial city after his life in the capital, but then he fell in love with it. The Volga and city landscapes devoted to Samara occupy an important space in the artist’s oeuvre.
In 1981–1985, as well as in 1998–2010, Baranov was the chairman of the Samara Regional Organization of the All-Russian Creative Public Organization “The Union of Russian Artists”. From 1983 to 2008, he taught at Kuybyshev Art College and Petrov-Vodkin Art School. His exhibitions were held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, and in such countries as China, Italy, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Ukraine, etc.
