Lilac Blossom is a work by Konstantin Maximov dealing with one of the most tragic chapters of world history. The canvas depicts a young couple sitting on a bench. The main background is the lush lilac bushes with the sun peering through them in the upper right corner. In the lower right corner, the artist left his autograph.
The young man is wearing a military uniform, the girl is wearing a dark skirt and a bright blue blouse. Their faces are sad, and it’s obvious that they are worried about something. Most likely, the reason for sadness is the coming parting, as well as the loss of relatives and friends in the Great Patriotic War.
Konstantin Maximov is referred to as an artist who depicted the feelings and experiences of people with extraordinary accuracy and depth. The artist depicted ordinary citizens of the country, soldiers, famous scientists, constructors and farmers. Konstantin Mefodiyevich was successful in landscapes and still-lifes, which absorbed the freshness of spring and thoughtfulness of autumn. Each of Maximov’s paintings tells a separate story, not through cold facts and figures, but through bright and lively images of the main characters and colourful nature.
Konstantin Mefodiyevich was born in 1913 in Ivanovo province into a family of workers, and from an early age, he was fond of drawing. From mid 1920s, he began to attend a classes given in an art club by Dmitry Trubnikov. In 1930, the young painter entered the Ivanovo Art and Pedagogical College and studied there until 1935.
After graduating from the college, Konstantin Maximov continued his professional education at the Moscow Institute of Fine Arts and at the same time, he studied at the studio of Georgy Ryazhsky who was an artist and a educator. Then began the long years of artistic and pedagogical activity. In 1956, Konstantin Mefodiyevich worked as an advisor to the Director of the Central Academy of Arts in the People’s Republic of China. The painter went to Beijing at the direction of the Ministry of Culture of the Soviet Union.
Upon his return from China, Maksimov continued to work as an educator and was repeatedly elected to the leading positions of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation. From the first day of his professional activity, Konstantin Maksimov was actively involved in art exhibitions of various kinds and themes. The artist’s paintings can be seen in the Russian Museum and the Tretyakov Gallery.
The young man is wearing a military uniform, the girl is wearing a dark skirt and a bright blue blouse. Their faces are sad, and it’s obvious that they are worried about something. Most likely, the reason for sadness is the coming parting, as well as the loss of relatives and friends in the Great Patriotic War.
Konstantin Maximov is referred to as an artist who depicted the feelings and experiences of people with extraordinary accuracy and depth. The artist depicted ordinary citizens of the country, soldiers, famous scientists, constructors and farmers. Konstantin Mefodiyevich was successful in landscapes and still-lifes, which absorbed the freshness of spring and thoughtfulness of autumn. Each of Maximov’s paintings tells a separate story, not through cold facts and figures, but through bright and lively images of the main characters and colourful nature.
Konstantin Mefodiyevich was born in 1913 in Ivanovo province into a family of workers, and from an early age, he was fond of drawing. From mid 1920s, he began to attend a classes given in an art club by Dmitry Trubnikov. In 1930, the young painter entered the Ivanovo Art and Pedagogical College and studied there until 1935.
After graduating from the college, Konstantin Maximov continued his professional education at the Moscow Institute of Fine Arts and at the same time, he studied at the studio of Georgy Ryazhsky who was an artist and a educator. Then began the long years of artistic and pedagogical activity. In 1956, Konstantin Mefodiyevich worked as an advisor to the Director of the Central Academy of Arts in the People’s Republic of China. The painter went to Beijing at the direction of the Ministry of Culture of the Soviet Union.
Upon his return from China, Maksimov continued to work as an educator and was repeatedly elected to the leading positions of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation. From the first day of his professional activity, Konstantin Maksimov was actively involved in art exhibitions of various kinds and themes. The artist’s paintings can be seen in the Russian Museum and the Tretyakov Gallery.
