Michel Victorovitch Rundaltsoff
Nude model
1934

About the Item

Signed 1934. Oil on canvas. 92 x 142 cm. The artist was born in the family of a locksmith, engaged in the manufacture of relief seals. In 1887 he was enrolled as a student at the Central School of Technical Drawing of Baron A. Stieglitz. L. Stieglitz. He studied lithography and etching with V.V. Mathe. During his studies he received a number of awards, annually participated in pupil exhibitions, and published his works in the "Pictorial Review" and "World Literature" magazines. In 1892 he left the course of his studies. He went to Siberia, where he worked as an engraver in the publishing house of P.I. Makushin. From 1895 he was an engraver of the Expedition of Preparation of State Securities in St. Petersburg. In 1902 and 1906, he went abroad to improve his skills using the funds of the Imperial Academy of Arts. In 1905 on the petition of Mathe was awarded the title of academician. He worked mainly in the technique of color etching. He created a number of engraved portraits of people of Russian culture (Alexander Pushkin from the original by O.A. Kiprensky and V. A. Tropinin, 1890s; A.G. Rubinstein from the original by I. Repin. Repin, 1895; Leo Tolstoy, 1890s; Konstantin Soldatenkov, 1902; Henryk Siemiradzki, 1904; Ivan Turgenev, 1905; Mikhail A. Zichi, 1910), representatives of the nobility and members of the imperial family. He made engraved copies of paintings of the Hermitage, the Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III, and ex-libris. Exhibited his works at Spring exhibitions in the halls of the Imperial Academy of Arts, and exhibitions of the Association of Artists. Member of the society "Mussar Mondays. In 1904 he became one of the founders of the Russian Art and Industry Society. In 1917 he painted a portrait of A.F. Kerensky, and in 1918 - a portrait of V.I. Lenin. Participated in the festive decoration of the streets of Petrograd for the first anniversary of October (the embankment of the Ekaterina Canal). Exhibited his works at the First State Free Art Exhibition in Petrograd (1919), the First Russian Art Exhibition in the Van Diemen's Gallery in Berlin (1922), and the "Russian Book Sign" exhibition in Kazan (1923). In 1920 he emigrated. He lived in Revel for some time, then moved to the USA and settled in Miami, Florida. He worked for private and state orders, in particular, he painted the portrait of US president W. Harding. He worked in private and state commissions, in particular, he painted a portrait of US President W. Harding. He was elected professor at the United Art Institute in New York. Had his exhibition in New York (1930).

Creator:
Michel Victorovitch Rundaltsoff (1871 - 1935, Russian, French)
Creation Year:
1934
Dimensions:
Height: 36.23 in (92 cm)Width: 55.91 in (142 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Period:
1930-1939
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Tallinn, EE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2243213539252
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