Konstantin Korovin1861–1939Маскарад
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Маскарад” now? Collection: Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts, Kaluga. Unknown.
Kaluga, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Russian
Эскиз декорации. Изображение южного города ночью. Перед нами уходящая в глубину, залитая разноцвентными огнями улица. По сторонам её - высокие здания, деревья. Справа крыльцо с зажженными фонарями сбоку. На улице виднеются фигуры людей.
Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts
Details
- Accession number
- Ж 0236
In the catalog
Sources
- The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia
- Image: Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts — © Калужский музей изобразительных искусств · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
In the life of Konstantin Korovin
The whole life1881–1923 · Workplace
Moscow
1910–1917
The Salammbô dacha in Gurzuf
In 1910–1917 Korovin lives for long periods and works a great deal at the Gurzuf dacha built to his own design on the site of a former tavern; he named it Salammbô in memory of his successful work on the sets for Arends’s ballet Salammbô. Repin, Surikov, Gorky, Kuprin, Mamin-Sibiryak and Chaliapin visited it; after the 1917 revolution Korovin never came to Gurzuf again.
1910–1922
Chief decorator and artist of the Moscow theatres
Korovin becomes the chief decorator and artist of the Moscow theatres, a post he holds from 1910 to 1922.
1913
His son Alexey is hit by a tram
Korovin’s son Alexey is hit by a tram and loses a foot (other accounts say both feet were amputated). After this misfortune the artist goes away to Gurzuf for a long time.
1914–1918
Camouflage consultant at an army headquarters
During the First World War Korovin works as a camouflage consultant at the headquarters of one of the Russian armies and is often seen on the front lines.
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