Valentin Serov1865–1911Бэла
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Where is “Бэла” 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 work
Museum text in Russian
« Герой нашего времени » — первый в русской прозе социально-психологический роман, написанный Михаилом Юрьевичем Лермонтовым в 1837–1839 годах.
Справа вверху подпись: В. С_ровъ 90
State Russian Museum
Details
- Accession number
- Р-13427
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In the catalog
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- State Russian Museum
- Image: State Russian Museum — © State Russian Museum
In the life of Valentin Serov
The whole life1878–1911 · Workplace
Moscow
summer 1888
“The Girl Illuminated by the Sun” is bought by Tretyakov
In the summer of 1888 at Vladimir Derviz’s estate of Domotkanovo Serov painted “The Girl Illuminated by the Sun”, a portrait of his cousin Maria Simonovich; Pavel Tretyakov bought the painting for 300 roubles.
December 1888
The Moscow Society prize for “Girl with Peaches”
At the competition of the Moscow Society of Art Lovers “Girl with Peaches” (shown as “Portrait of V. M.”) won the only prize in the portrait category, 200 roubles. There “The Overgrown Pond”, shown as “Twilight”, lost out to Levitan’s landscapes but was bought by the Yakunchikovs.
1889 · Workplace
Paris
29 January 1889
Marries Olga Trubnikova
On 29 January 1889 in the Semyonovsky Regiment cathedral in St. Petersburg Serov married Olga Trubnikova; he asked Sergei Mamontov to be best man and invited Repin to be a witness.
October 1889
A quarrel with Repin over the Dragomirova portrait
Serov painted a portrait of the eighteen-year-old Sofya Dragomirova in Repin’s studio alongside his teacher and left for Moscow before finishing it; Repin, handing the work over to the sitter, added a few strokes to the costume and accessories. Serov was so incensed by the interference that he sent his former teacher a sharp letter that for a time clouded their relations.
