Robert Falk
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Robert Rafailovich Falk (Russian: Роберт Рафаилович Фальк, October 15, 1886 - October 1, 1958) was a Russian and Soviet avant-garde painter.
Biography
Falk was born in Moscow in 1886. In 1903 to 1904 he studied art in the studios of Konstantin Yuon and Ilya Mashkov, in 1905 to 1909 he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture with Konstantin Korovin and Valentin Serov.
In 1910, Falk was one of the founders and the most active participant of the artistic group
In 1918-1928, Falk taught at
After 1938, until his death in 1958 he worked in Moscow, most of the time in isolation. His works of that time were in
During the Khrushchev Thaw Falk became popular among young painters and many considered him to be the main bridge between the traditions of the Russian and French Moderne of the beginning of 20th century and Russian avant-garde and the Russian avant-garde of the 1960s.
There are numerous paintings by Falk in the New Tretyakov Art Museum in Moscow.
Style
Robert Falk was influenced by Rembrandt in his use of color and light. Falk considered Rembrandt to be the most significant influence on his own work, even more that that of Cézanne.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-94-6372-818-8. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ King, Averil (June 2011). "Birth of the Russian Avant-Garde". Apollo: The International Magazine for Collectors. 173 (588): 78–84. Retrieved 1 February 2024.