Russian painter, designer, illustrator and architect
Sergey Malyutin
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Self-portrait (1918)
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Born
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1859-10-04
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October 4, 1859
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Died
| December 6, 1937
(1937-12-06)
(aged 78)
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Known for
| Painting, architecture
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Notable work
| Matryoshka doll
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Movement
| Arts and Crafts
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Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin
(
Russian
:
Сергей Васильевич Малютин
; 4 October 1859 ? 6 December 1937) was a Russian painter of fine crafts, (scenic) designer, illustrator and architect; initially associated with the
Arts and Crafts Movement
.
[1]
Most of his oil paintings are portraits. Outside of Russia, he is perhaps best known for designing the first set of
Matryoshka dolls
, created by
Vasily Zvyozdochkin
in 1890.
Biography
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Malyutin was born in Moscow to a family of merchants in 1859 and was raised in
Voronezh
where, in 1870, an exhibition by the
Peredvizhniki
inspired him to become an artist.
[2]
From 1883 to 1886, he attended the
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
(MSPSA), where he studied with
Illarion Pryanishnikov
and
Vladimir Makovsky
. Upon graduating, he was awarded a silver medal.
[1]
In 1890, he was named a "Free Artist".
That same year, he was employed as a designer by the
Private Opera
of
Savva Mamontov
and, over the following decade and a half, would create sets for numerous operas and ballets, including the
Nutcracker
at the
Mariinsky Theater
.
[1]
From 1891 to 1893, he was an instructor at the
Elizabethan Institute
[
ru
]
and became a member of the
Moscow Art Society
[
ru
]
in 1896. During this time, he also created illustrations for the works of
Pushkin
and some Russian folk tales.
[2]
In 1900, he went to the art colony in
Talashkino
, near
Smolensk
, where he was involved in the ceramic and carving workshops of
Princess Maria Tenisheva
and joined the movement known as "
Mir Iskusstva
". While there, he designed a building for the school library (named "
Teremok
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ru
]
", after a Russian folktale) and decorated the theater.
[1]
He remained there until 1903. His designs for a church were later realized by the architect
Vladimir Suslov
. Later, he would work with
Nikolai Zhukov
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ru
]
to create the "Pertsov House" in Moscow.
[2]
His architectural designs were basically part of the
Russian Revival
movement, but were also embellished with fantastic folk motifs.
From 1903 to 1917, he taught at the MSPSA. During that time, he joined the Peredvizhniki (1913) and was named an "Academician" by the
Imperial Academy of Arts
(1914).
[2]
After the
1917 Revolution
, he worked as an instructor at the "Higher Artistic and Technical Workshops" known as
Vkhutemas
("ВХУТЕМАС"); a school established by
Vladimir Lenin
. He was there until 1923. From 1918 to 1921, he also participated in the creation of the propaganda posters known as "
Rosta Windows
". In 1922, he was one of the co-founders of the
Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia
, which held its first meeting at his home, and became an advocate for
Socialist Realism
.
[1]
He died in Moscow in 1937 at the age of 79.
Selected works
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A Sculptor's Studio
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Visiting the Neighbours
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The Church of the Holy Spirit in
Talashkino
, 1903?05.
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The first matryoshka doll set, 1890 ? carved by
Zvyozdochkin
, painted by Malyutin
References
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Further reading
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- Alina Abramova,
Жизнь художника Сергея Малютина
, Изобраз. искусство, 1978
- Galina Vladimirovna Golinets,
Сергей Васильевич Малютин
, "Selected Works of Soviet Artists" series, Советский художник, 1987
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