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Mikhail Larionov. 1907, 59×49 cm. When the Tretyakov Gallery bought Larionov’s painting, it reconciled the Goncharovs to their daughter’s choice. The couple took their residence in a three-room apartment in Trekhprudny Alley, in the Goncharovs' house, and lived there until they left Russia in 1915.
- Their Education
- Their Romance
- Their Exhibitionism
- The Ballet
- Their Contributions to Art
- Their Decline
Both Mikhail Larionov and Natalia Goncharova entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in 1898, when they were 17, with Larionov on the painting track and Goncharova working on the 10-year sculpture curriculum. Larionov, who rarely attended classes, was kicked out of school at least three times, including once for refusing ...
Soon after they met at school, Larionov and Goncharova became romantically involved. They lived together for several decades before they eventually married, emigrating to Switzerland and then to France together. Once they finally tied in the knot in 1955, it was only for estate-planning purposes: Larionov and Goncharova wanted to be able to inherit...
The two artists were known to push boundaries in art, even on their own skin. Larionov was apparently "very interested" in tattooing. Larionov, Goncharova, and some of their other friends would paint on their bodies and then exhibit themselves in public and wealthy parts of Moscow. Goncharova once "painted her face then paraded topless through the...
In 1915, Larionov and Goncharova left Russia for Switzerland to work with Sergei Diaghilev on Ballets Russes productions. They later moved to France and permanently settled there, where they continued to work with Diaghilev and, after his death, with other ballet troupes. Both artists designed scenery and costumes, but Larionov even ventured into c...
Larionov and Goncharova were founding members of the Russian groups the Jack of Diamonds and Donkey's Tail; Larionov actually coined both groups' names. In 1913, Larionov created Rayonism, which concentrates on the rays of colored light over all else, and Goncharova became one of movement's most active practitioners. She was already considered by h...
Perhaps due in part to their increasing focus on ballet, Larionov and Goncharova fell upon hard times as they got older. Goncharova was hit by arthritis in her hands, leaving her to paint by tying paint brushes to her wrists.Larionov was still being exhibited in Paris, London, and Milan during the 1950s and 1960s, but lived in poverty for the last ...
Feb 23, 2023 · Today I’ll show you an avant-garde love story, not because it’s very different from all other ones, but because it involves two avant-garde artists from Russia at the dawn of the 20th century. Time for Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov’s romance!
In 1979, thanks to the hard work of Alexandra Larionova-Tomilina, Larionov's second wife, the Russian Museum and Tretyakov Gallery organized an exhibition which for the first time featured Larionov's works from both Russian and French collections in the same space.
- Russian
- May 22, 1881
- Tiraspol, Russian Empire
- May 10, 1964
Goncharova's discovery of Spain, through a journey undertaken with her husband Mikhail Larionov in 1916 on the invitation of Sergei Diaghilev, would profoundly influence the artist's work, marking both her painting and her frequent ballet and theatre design projects.
Blue Nude - Larionov, Mikhail. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. The painter Mikhail Larionov met his artistic companion and wife Natalia Goncharova in his early youth, and the couple remained united by an enriching relationship of mutual inspiration.
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Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov (Russian: Михаи́л Фёдорович Ларио́нов; June 3 [O.S. May 22] 1881 – May 10, 1964) was a Russian avant-garde painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art.
