The
portrait of the writer Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov was received by the Pushkin
House in 1929 from Boris Rezvetsov, the son of Goncharov’s ward Alexandra Treygut.
A contemporary described Goncharov’s appearance at the time when the canvas was
painted as follows,
Portrait of Ivan Goncharov
Creation period
the late 1840s
Place of сreation
the Russian Empire
Dimensions
50x40 cm
Technique
canvas, oil; painting
Collection
Exhibition
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In front of me was an average-height, bulky man with pale skin and porcelain-like hands, short-cropped hair and bluish-gray eyes <…> he had a mocking smile <…> He was impeccably dressed: a smart coat, gray pants with stripes…
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In the 1840s, Goncharov’s prose was most popular, and in 1852 he went on a trip on board the frigate “Pallada” as a secretary and chronicler. During the voyage, he wrote reports on the expedition’s progress, its results, and, of course, travel sketches that were published in 1858.
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Like a rose without thorns, [this book] was a source of great pleasure for myself, or rather a single source of pleasure that did not cause any unhappiness.
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The researchers consider the works of Nikolay Karamzin, in particular his “Letters of a Russian Traveler”, and Alexander Pushkin’s “A Journey to Arzrum”, to be literary precursors to Ivan Goncharov’s “Frigate Pallada”. Literary scholars also note the influence of Alexander Radishchev, Laurence Sterne, and Alexandre Dumas on Goncharov’s writings. His experiences during his travels were later reflected in his most famous work, “Oblomov”.
The artist Kirill Gorbunov created a series of portraits of prominent Russian people of the mid-19th century. He painted the last portrait of Mikhail Lermontov in watercolor (kept in the Literary Museum of the Pushkin House), as well as the well-known portrait of Vissarion Belinsky.
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Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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Portrait of Ivan Goncharov
Creation period
the late 1840s
Place of сreation
the Russian Empire
Dimensions
50x40 cm
Technique
canvas, oil; painting
Collection
Exhibition
0
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