March 24 at 16.00 in the exhibition hall of the VOKHM them. I.N. An exhibition of the native of Voronezh, an artist with the world name of Elena Kiseleva, will open in Kramskoy.

The exposition includes 43 paintings and graphic works, created by the artist in different periods of creativity.

A special place in the work of Elena Kiseleva is occupied by portraits. The artist managed to masterfully transfer the psychological state of her models, create a history around them, reflecting their life path. In addition, visitors to the exhibition will get acquainted with the genre works of Elena Kiseleva.

o get acquainted with the exposition “Elena Kiseleva. Glitter, oblivion and return to the light “can be until May 21.

The admission fee for adults is 200 rubles, for pensioners, students of higher education institutions of full-time education, schoolchildren, students of secondary special educational institutions, cadets of military schools – 150 rubles.

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Elena Andreevna Kiseleva (1878 – 1974) was born in Voronezh, in the family of a mathematician-teacher, later widely known author of textbooks on algebra and geometry. Initial art skills were awarded to the Voronezh Free Drawing School. Having graduated from the Voronezh Mariinsky Gymnasium with a gold medal, Elena Kiseleva first entered the mathematical department of the Bestuzhev Courses in St. Petersburg, and then, in 1898, at the Higher Art School of the Academy of Arts, and from 1900 to 1907 studied at Ilya Repin’s workshop. Subsequently, the name Kiselyov Repin named among the most gifted women of the Academy.

After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts, Elena Kiseleva continued her studies in Paris, becoming the first pupil of the Academy to receive the right to travel abroad abroad. In Paris she became acquainted with various trends and trends in contemporary art, which were reflected in the picturesque composition of works performed in France.

In 1918, Kiseleva moved to Odessa and then, three years later, together with her husband, Anton Bilimovich, the former rector of Novorossiysk University and the trustee of the Odessa Academic District, to Belgrade, where she spent the rest of her life.