Boris Kustodiev1878–1927Бэби
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Where is “Бэби” now? Collection: State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg. Unknown.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Museum text in Russian
Изображена племянница художника Ия Михайловна Кустодиева (род. в 1908). Два других гипсовых отлива этого портрета хранятся в ГТГ и Чувашском государственном художественном музее (Чебоксары). Борис Михайлович Кустодиев. К 125-летию со дня рождения. СПб, 2003. С. 223.
Сзади на основании: Б. Кустодiевъ 1909 г.
State Russian Museum
Details
- Accession number
- Ск-1238
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- State Russian Museum
- Image: State Russian Museum — © State Russian Museum
In the life of Boris Kustodiev
The whole life1905–1907
Cartoonist for Zhupel, Adskaya Pochta and Iskry
Kustodiev worked as a cartoonist for the satirical magazine Zhupel — home of his well-known drawing “Introduction. Moscow” — and after it was closed drew for Adskaya Pochta and Iskry.
1907
Grand gold medal in Venice
Kustodiev won the grand gold medal at the International Art Exhibition in Venice.
1909
First signs of his spinal illness
Kustodiev showed the first signs of a spinal cord tumour (other accounts call it tuberculosis of the spine), which in time confined him to a wheelchair.
1909
Elected Academician of painting
On the nomination of Repin and other professors, Kustodiev was elected an Academician of painting of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
1910
Joins the World of Art
Kustodiev first met the artists of the World of Art at the time of the 1905 Revolution; in 1910 he joined their association and subsequently took part in all their exhibitions.
1911
Treatment at a Swiss clinic
Severe symptoms forced Kustodiev to spend several months (other accounts say a year) in a private clinic at a Swiss mountain resort. Several operations brought only temporary relief.
