The painting ‘In remembrance of I.A. BUnin’ has its in-depth philosophy and deep meaning. It attracts at first glance and makes you think about this great Russian writer, his difficult life. All the elements of the picture are painted on a dark background which looks like darkening twilight, and are deeply symbolic in their meaning. In the center there is an old chair from a noble estate with a broken top, which immediately brings the thoughts about Russia of old times, which was lost. Ripe antOnovka apples are placed on its seat and glow like a golden spot, YelEts District used to be well known for these wonderful apples. Next to them in a glass of spring water there is a branch of wormwood, symbolizing the bitter feeling of leaving the homeland. And above them in the right corner there is a portrait of young Bunin. The talent of this artist made it possible to show the main features of IvAn AleksEevich: aristocracy, insight, intelligence, observation. The picture devoted to the genius exile brings the thoughts of how quick and unpredictable life is, and what trace a person leaves behind.

On April 28, 2016, in the Artistic Department of the Yelets Local History Museum there was an official ceremony of opening a traveling exhibition of paintings and graphics ‘Reading stories by I.A. BUnin’, dedicated to the 145th anniversary of the birth of the great writer, which was attended by many artists of the ChernozEm region. Before the YelEts exhibition these works were exhibited in Moscow, VorOnezh, OstrogOzhsk, and OryOl. At the opening of the exhibition, its supervisor, TatyAna GordEeva, the wife of the VorOnezh Governor, presented to the museum one of the paintings on display — a painting created by the people’s artist of Russia VladImir PImenov.

Vladimir Pimenov is a people’s artist of the Russian Federation, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, member of the Union of artists of Russia and the Creative Union of Artists of Russia. He was born on February 1, 1941 in Zaraysk, graduated from the Ryazan art school, then from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography. He uses such artistic techniques as watercolor, etching, painting. Vladimir Pimenov is a participant of numerous group and personal exhibitions. His works are exhibited in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the National Art Museum of Belarus, Kurgan Art Museum, the Museum ‘Zaraisky Kremlin’, the Graphics Gallery in Germany, the National Gallery of India, National Gallery of graphics in Poland, art museum in Italy, the art gallery in Bulgaria, in private collections and in the collection of the Ministry of Culture of Russia and the Directorate of Exhibitions of the Union of Artists of Russia.