A Tribute to the Master: Selected Paintings by Nicolai Fechin

National Art Museum of China · Galleries 3, 5 and 7 · Beijing · –

Portraits, figures and everyday subjects offer an introduction to Nicolai Fechin’s painting.

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Works (12)

  1. guide-kapustnitsa. Kapustnitsa: The Cabbage Harvest Season Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 219 × 344 cm · 1909 · Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts (per Russian press reports) — Across a canvas more than three metres wide, a whole village gets to work on heaps of cabbage.
  2. guide-father-1911. Portrait of My Father Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 75 × 63 cm · 1911 · Lender not stated by the museum — A white shirt, a full beard, two hands resting on the knees: this is the painter’s father.
  3. guide-girl-1913. Portrait of a Girl Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas on cardboard; 52 × 49 cm · 1913 · State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan — Against a black ground, only a face, a hand and a ring of white lace catch the light.
  4. guide-self-portrait. Self-Portrait Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 68 × 64.5 cm · 1910s · State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan — A young man in a grey jacket looks straight at you from his studio.
  5. guide-pouring. Pouring Water Nicolai Fechin · Oil; size not given by the museum (236 × 329 cm per Russian press) · 1914 · State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan — Cold water hits: a girl shrieks, a man grins, a baby starts to cry.
  6. guide-varya. Portrait of Varya Adoratskaya Nicolai Fechin · Oil; size not given by the museum · 1914 · State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan — A little girl in white sits on a table among scattered objects and looks at you with open curiosity.
  7. guide-sapozhnikova. Portrait of Nadezhda Mikhailovna Sapozhnikova (At the Piano) Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 180 × 160.3 cm · 1916 · State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan — She turns back from the piano, yet her skirt is only half painted.
  8. guide-oshustovich. Portrait of Ye. F. Oshustovich Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 71 × 61.5 cm · 1916 · Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts — A pink dress, a green pendant: she sits on a leather sofa and raises her eyes to you.
  9. guide-bogatyrev. Portrait of B. C. Bogatyrev Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 48 × 39 cm · 1916 · Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts — White hat, white coat, red bow tie: he raises his pipe as if he has just sat down in the shade.
  10. guide-mrs-craig. Mrs. Craig (Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter’s Governess) Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 83.8 × 89.2 cm · 1923 · Private collection — A wide black hat, a blue gown, a teacup in hand and the spoon about to stir.
  11. guide-taos-lady. Lady of Taos Nicolai Fechin · Oil on canvas; 50.5 × 40 cm · 1927–1933 · Lender not stated by the museum — A red flower in her hair, and a few broad strokes of blue, black and orange across her shoulders.
  12. guide-balinese-man. Inhabitant of Bali (Portrait of a Man) Nicolai Fechin · Drawing; 43 × 40.5 cm · Late 1930s · State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan — A man in a folded headcloth looks down, every wrinkle of his face set down line by line.

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