Rayonism

A Russian avant-garde artist, painter and graphic artist, a stage designer, who worked in Paris for many years. In the history of Russian art, the name of N.S. Goncharova is closely associated with the name of M. Larionov: they worked together for 60 years, first in Russia, then in Paris. Unusually talented creators, collaborating, helped one another to establish their individuality.The artist called the Amazon of the avant-garde, a member of the Jack of Diamonds and Blue Horseman groups, a Futurist and Cubist painter, was a bold innovator in painting, a brilliant decorator that till now impresses art lovers with a rare variety of her great artistic talent.The so-called «Russian style» never existed in professional fine art before Goncharova's «Rooster». Inheriting the traditions of lubok art and using folk ideas about religion, the folklore of Egypt and her favourite Scythia, she, undoubtedly, combined all into a single harmonious style.

A Russian artist, decorator, graphic artist, one of the bright and active founders of the Russian avant-garde in its several directions. He worked in the styles of late Impressionism and Fauvism, Primitivism and Futurism, Rayonism, Surrealism.The artist was born into a military paramedic's family. Mikhail liked to paint from childhood and often returned to Tiraspol for summer sketches.Larionov was the inventor and theorist of the style of "Rayonism", which was recognized in the history of the world culture and was a forerunner and an integral part of the non-objective art, but existed mainly in Russia. Bright organizational talent manifested itself in the organization of famous groups "Jack of Diamonds" and "Donkey's Tail". As a decorator and costume designer, he worked in many productions of S. Diaghilev's Russian Ballets.In Paris, Larionov appeared as a graphic artist and as an outstanding theater artist. His sketches for decorations and costumes became independent works and were included in collections of museums and private collections, like "Lady with a fan".Whatever Larionov created, his living art has an amazing ability not to leave the viewer indifferent.

A Russian artist, a talented painter and a graphic artist, one of the leading practitioners and theoreticians of avant-garde, in particular, a member of «The Donkey's Tail group», the creator of the Futurist group named "Bloodless Murder", which published the eponymous magazine.He was born into the family of Russified Frenchman Basil Le Dante, a state doctor who was soon killed in the fight against the epidemic of cholera. Having inherited artistic talent from his parents, Michael began to paint at the age of 3-4.Searching for a technology for "new frescoes" the artist created murals of cabaret, cinema (not preserved, but mentioned by friends and art historians). As a magnificent graphic, he created drawings for "Bloodless Murder» magazine, in particular, he is known for his "Triple Self-Portrait in Military Form" (1915)Le Dante was the first to discover N. Pirosmanishvili's art and the first collector of his paintings.

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: The Perm Art Gallery (Russia).

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: G. Pompidou National Center for Arts and Culture, Paris (France).

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York (the USA).

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Germany.

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: Museum of Solomon Guggenheim, New York, USA.

Mediums: oil, canvas. Location: Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Germany.