A Young Girl Crocheting by Alexei Alexeievich Harlamoff
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This evocative oil by Russian artist Alexei Harlamoff captures a young girl crocheting
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- A young girl masters her stitches in this tender painting by Alexei Alexeievich Harlamoff
- Harlamoff attracted the attention of Queen Victoria with his portrayals of peasant children
- Oil on canvas; signed "Harlamoff" (lower right)
- Canvas: 32 1/4" high x 23 3/4" wide; Frame: 41" high x 32 1/2" wide
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Alexei Alexeievich Harlamoff1848-1915 · Russian
A Young Girl Crocheting
Signed "Harlamoff" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Alexei Harlamoff's greatest renown came from his romanticized images of Bohemian children and young peasant girls. He painted his subjects with enormous sensitivity, and by the 1880s, he gained international fame and recognition for his work. Queen Victoria greatly admired one such work, a painting of children playing with flowers, at the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1888.
As is evident in this piece, entitled A Young Girl CrochetingHarlamoff was particularly skilled at using very soft and natural colors when painting faces, and paid great attention to delicately highlighting the cheeks and temples. His masterful portrayal of the eyes draws the viewer directly into the painting, in this case, emphasizing the innocence and beauty of the sitter while she intently looks upon her work. Harlamoff sometimes used warm crimson colors to contrast with the pale skin tones, and, through the use of chiaroscuro, the backgrounds were often dark and impressionistic, giving more vibrancy and attention to the subject at hand.
Born in Saratoff, Russia in 1848, Harlamoff first attended the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg where he won a gold medal and a travel scholarship in 1868. He used this scholarship to travel to Paris where he attended the École des Beaux-Arts and worked with Leon Bonnat. He was particularly inspired by Rembrandt, and frequently emulated the work of the Dutch master. During his early career, Harlamoff painted many genre and religious themes and also became an established portrait painter. He painted cultural giants like writer Yvan Tourgueniev and singer-composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia, and soon counted many distinguished members of Russian aristocracy as subjects. Two of his more important works were of the Tsar Alexander II and Prince Demidoff-San Donato.
Canvas: 32 1/4" high x 23 3/4" wide
Frame: 41" high x 32 1/2" wide
Harlamoff's work is housed in a number of museums in Russia, and he was a regular contributor to the Paris Salon.
Select Artist's Museums:
J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Musée Russe, Leningrad
Tretiakoff Gallery, Moscow
Roumianzeff Museum, Moscow
Alexandre III, St. Petersburg
Reference:
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976, E. Bénézit
A Young Girl Crocheting
Signed "Harlamoff" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Alexei Harlamoff's greatest renown came from his romanticized images of Bohemian children and young peasant girls. He painted his subjects with enormous sensitivity, and by the 1880s, he gained international fame and recognition for his work. Queen Victoria greatly admired one such work, a painting of children playing with flowers, at the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1888.
As is evident in this piece, entitled A Young Girl CrochetingHarlamoff was particularly skilled at using very soft and natural colors when painting faces, and paid great attention to delicately highlighting the cheeks and temples. His masterful portrayal of the eyes draws the viewer directly into the painting, in this case, emphasizing the innocence and beauty of the sitter while she intently looks upon her work. Harlamoff sometimes used warm crimson colors to contrast with the pale skin tones, and, through the use of chiaroscuro, the backgrounds were often dark and impressionistic, giving more vibrancy and attention to the subject at hand.
Born in Saratoff, Russia in 1848, Harlamoff first attended the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg where he won a gold medal and a travel scholarship in 1868. He used this scholarship to travel to Paris where he attended the École des Beaux-Arts and worked with Leon Bonnat. He was particularly inspired by Rembrandt, and frequently emulated the work of the Dutch master. During his early career, Harlamoff painted many genre and religious themes and also became an established portrait painter. He painted cultural giants like writer Yvan Tourgueniev and singer-composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia, and soon counted many distinguished members of Russian aristocracy as subjects. Two of his more important works were of the Tsar Alexander II and Prince Demidoff-San Donato.
Canvas: 32 1/4" high x 23 3/4" wide
Frame: 41" high x 32 1/2" wide
Harlamoff's work is housed in a number of museums in Russia, and he was a regular contributor to the Paris Salon.
Select Artist's Museums:
J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Musée Russe, Leningrad
Tretiakoff Gallery, Moscow
Roumianzeff Museum, Moscow
Alexandre III, St. Petersburg
Reference:
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976, E. Bénézit
