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Portrait of Vira Kholodna
Portrait of Vira Kholodna
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Epifanij Drowniak
Nikifor Drovniak (real name Epifany Drovniak) was a Ukrainian primitivist artist of Lemko origin, born on May 21, 1895 in the city of Krynica (now Krynica-Zdrój, Poland) and died on October 10, 1968 in Folusz. His life was full of difficulties: he had speech and hearing impairments, lived in poverty and loneliness, and was often considered mentally ill. Despite this, Nikifor created over 40 thousand works, mostly watercolors, on paper, cardboard, notebook covers, and other improvised materials.   His work includes self-portraits, landscapes of Krynica, and images of churches and city panoramas. In the 1930s, his works were discovered by Ukrainian artist Roman Turin, who presented them in Paris, which brought Nikifor some recognition among artists. However, real recognition came only in the 1960s thanks to the support of the Polish artist Marian Włosinski, who organized exhibitions of his works in Warsaw and other cities.  After Nikifor's death, his legacy was preserved, and today
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Interior of the mansion of Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko.
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Modest Menczynski - Lohenrin in the opera Lohenrin > by Richard Wagner. 1909
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Mentsynskyi Modest Omelyanovich
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the Sich Riflemen
Ukrainian Princess Olga
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Marie Bashkyrtseff a star artist of Paris
Maria Bashkirtseff gained popularity in Paris in the 1880s thanks to her realist painting "The Meeting," which was exhibited at the Paris Salon. She became the first woman to have her works displayed in the Louvre after her death in 1884 and the publication of her diary in 1887, solidifying her as a
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Ksenia Desni, a scene from the film
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Ksenia Desny in white dress
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Xenia Desni portrait
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in the opera Lohenrin > by Richard Wagner. 1909")
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