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The Portrait of a Woman

Creation period
1909–1917
Place of сreation
Moscow, the Russian Empire
Dimensions
89,5x77 cm
Technique
oil, canvas
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Robert Rafailovich Falk was born in Moscow in 1886. He studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture where he was particularly influenced by Valentin Alexandrovich Serov and Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin.

In the 1910s, Robert Falk co-founded the “Knave of Diamonds” early avant-garde association which was active between 1911 and 1917. The artists left behind the traditions of realist painting and opposed ideological content in art.

Robert Falk explained,

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Between 1906 and 1918, I adhered to certain artistic orientation: first impressionistic, then through Cezanne — somewhat closer to cubism. My technique and shapes were more and less in line with these doctrines.

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After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Robert Falk became Dean of the School of Painting, joined the Moscow Board of Art and Artistic Industry at the Department of Fine Arts, and worked as a production designer at the Moscow State Jewish Theater.

After that, for a long time, Robert Falk lived in Paris where he continued to improve his artistic skills and talent. His work became dominated by landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, painted in a generalized, subdued manner. In 1939, after Robert Falk returned to the Soviet Union, a solo exhibition of his works was organized. For many young Soviet artists, Robert Falk became a symbol of the bygone era of great painting, a bridge between the art of the early 20th century and the post-Stalin thaw.

The Khimki Art Gallery houses a double-sided painting by Robert Falk. On one side, the artist depicted a still life, on the other — a female portrait. Falk was wary of the word “portrait.” He said simply,

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I like to paint people.

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The female portrait was created in late 1909 when the artist, still a student at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, worked on his last student paintings in the studio of Konstantin Korovin.

Robert Falk depicted a young woman with a long face, wearing a black blouse with a red bow. The figure seems to stand out from the background and the layer of paint. The depiction of the woman, her outfit, and the background mostly features simple shapes. The texture of the painting is complex and non-uniform, even though the entire surface is characterized by a single rhythm of brush strokes and a muted color palette. A slight turn of the head makes the sitter appear pensive and distracted. The details create an expressive and convincing image.

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The Portrait of a Woman

Creation period
1909–1917
Place of сreation
Moscow, the Russian Empire
Dimensions
89,5x77 cm
Technique
oil, canvas
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