Exhibition of Serov on the Crimean Val. Opening hours of the exhibition Valentin Serov on the Crimean Val

The artistic life of Moscow from time to time pleases with great events and very often their initiator is the Tretyakov Gallery on the Crimean Val. Serov's exhibition is one of those events that can not be missed by anyone.

Artist V. Serov

The new, grandiose exhibition of Serov on the Crimean Val is an occasion to recall the creative path of this artist. Valentin Serov belongs to a group of outstanding Russian realists. His works brilliantly synthesized the traditions of the old school and the latest trends of the modern era. His work Serov anticipated the entire Russian avant-garde, it has always been innovative, combining realism with impressionistic principles.

Valentin Serov professionally grew up under the influence of the academic school of realism, he studied painting in Germany, visited museums of old masters in Europe and Russia. The second wave of influence that formed the manner of Serov is the Wanderers, with whom, in particular, I. Repin, he collaborated. This influence is particularly noticeable in the works "The Girl with Peaches" and "The Girl Illuminated by the Sun". Another direction that influenced the manner of Serov is modernism in the person of M. Vrubel and K. Korovin, with whom the artist was very friendly. The peak of modernism in his work is "Portrait of Ida Rubinstein" and "Abduction of Europe".

Valentin Serov became famous as a brilliant portraitist. He was always able to convey the character and mood of the hero. His portraits are always full of emotions and freshness. But the artist successfully works in the genre of the landscape, his lyrical sketches show how subtly he felt the mood of nature and was able to convey the emotion.

Also, Serov was an exceptional schedule, researchers even say that in the drawings the artist is more brilliant than in painting.

The Importance of V. Serov's Creativity

Passing exhibition of works by Serov on the Crimean Val allows you to see the full depth and assess the artist's contribution to the national culture. Valentin Serov became a key figure in the Russian creative process of the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. In his heritage, all the aesthetic tendencies of that period were interwoven, in his paintings one can see the interaction and struggle of academicism, realism, impressionism and modernity. But Serov is significant not only for fine arts, his figure and creativity were a holistic aesthetic phenomenon of the whole culture of the Silver Age. He embodied the philosophy and creative search of the era. His works clearly illustrate the characteristics of the transition period when changing cultural paradigms. The role of Serov's creativity - in capturing the most subtle tendencies in the environment of that time, in order to better understand the era of the Silver Age, to understand the origins of the art of the twentieth century. Serov was a form-building artist for Russian art, he introduced innovative ideas into the development of traditional genres of portrait, landscape, genre sketches.

Exhibition Features

Today's exhibition of Serov on the Crimean Val is a unique phenomenon. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that here are collected works of all periods of creativity, all genres in which the artist worked. The uniqueness of the project lies in the fact that the viewer is given the opportunity to see many works that have not been exhibited in Russia for a long time. In addition, the exhibition presents 17 memorial photos from the posthumous exhibition of V. Serov in Moscow in 1914. Feature of the exhibition in its planning and concept, which was preceded by a large research work. It impresses with its scale, the exposition consists of 250 works, includes 19 sections and covers three floors of exhibition space.

The concept of the exhibition

The big exhibition of Serov on the Crimean Val was created not just as a retrospective, but as a special, author's view of the artist's work. Entering the large bright hall, the viewer immediately sees several different works of Serov, which allows him to see the multifaceted creativity of the artist. This is the essence of the exposition, the museum staff wanted to surprise even the sophisticated visitor. The museum workers are sure that Serov is an underrated artist, and they want to correct this injustice. The visitor gets an opportunity to see the artist in development, to discover the complex influence of the modern artist of the aesthetic situation on his creative method, to reveal creative finds that influenced the development of Russian fine arts in the 20th century.

Exhibition history

The unique exhibition of Serov on Krymsky Val presents works from 25 Russian museums, 4 museums of foreign countries and 9 private collections. Of course, such a scale required a lot of preparatory work. The main core of the exhibition was 50 works from the Tretyakov Gallery. But a lot of surprises await the audience: for the first time the "Portrait of Alexander the Third" from the collection of the Officers' Fund of the Royal Life Guards of Denmark, "The Portrait of Maria Akimova" from the National Gallery of Armenia, "Portrait of Maria Yakovlevna Lvova" from the Parisian Museum of Orsay, is shown for the first time. Get the work for the exhibition - it's always difficult, sometimes negotiations last for years and sometimes end in failure. Thus, the museum workers did not manage to get the picture "Abduction of Europe". At one time the museum did not have enough money for its ransom, and the current owner refused to provide it for the exposition. It was not possible to get portraits of Maria Tsetlin, Praskovia Mamontova from private collections, who could present the artist's work more extensively.

Work on the preparation of the exhibition was huge, because it was necessary to create a large reference device for the convenience of visitors. Almost every work has been written comments that help the viewer understand what is depicted on the canvas and what to look for.

What not to miss at the exhibition

To help understand what Valentin Serov represents as an artist, an exhibition on Krymsky Val offers serious navigation and an excursion program. For the convenience of visitors an audio guide program has been created, which helps to see at the exhibition all the most important. There is a mobile application "Exhibition Tour", which you can download for free and use it as a guide. A unique album "Valentin Serov" was also released. The exhibition on the Crimean Val is located on three floors of the building and to avoid getting lost, it is worth paying attention to the layout of the expositions, which is presented at the end of the first section. It is necessary to see the real sensation - the curtain for the ballet "Scheherazade" by N. Rimsky-Korsakov in the production of Sergei Diaghilev. It is necessary to look at the schedule, which is rarely exhibited.

Visiting and the time of the Serov exhibition on the Crimean Val

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, the opening hours of the Serov exhibition on the Crimean Val are from 10 to 18. The ticket office is open until 17.00. Monday in the museum is day off.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the opening hours of the Serov exhibition on the Crimean Val are from 10 to 21 hours. Tickets can be bought online, but they will need to be exchanged for a paper ticket at the checkout.