Sergey Malyutin

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Not to be confused with Sergey Vladimirovich Malyutin (born 1952), also a Russian painter.
Sergey Malyutin
Сергей Малютин
Arts and Crafts

Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin (

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

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".

The Pertsov House [ru]

That same year, he was employed as a designer by the

Mariinsky Theater.[1]

From 1891 to 1893, he was an instructor at the

Pushkin and some Russian folk tales.[2]

In 1900, he went to the art colony in

Mir Iskusstva". While there, he designed a building for the school library (named "Teremok [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 [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

Socialist Realism.[1]

He died in Moscow in 1937 at the age of 79.

Selected works

  • Dmitry Furmanov
    Dmitry Furmanov
  • A Sculptor's Studio
    A Sculptor's Studio
  • Koschei, the Deathless
    Koschei
    , the Deathless
  • Visiting the Neighbours
    Visiting the Neighbours
  • The Church of the Holy Spirit in Talashkino, 1903–05.
    The Church of the Holy Spirit in Talashkino, 1903–05.
  • The first matryoshka doll set, 1890 — carved by Zvyozdochkin, painted by Malyutin
    The first matryoshka doll set, 1890 — carved by Zvyozdochkin, painted by Malyutin

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Brief biography @ RusArtNet.
  2. ^ a b c d Brief biography @ Russian Paintings.

Further reading

  • 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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