''Nevsky Prospekt'' is a cityscape painting by

Gleb Savinov Gleb Savinov (russian: Гле́б Алекса́ндрович Сави́нов; September 27, 1915, Natalievka, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire – November 5, 2000, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet, Russian painter and art teac ...

(russian: Глеб Александрович Савинов; 1915–2000), Russian painter regarded as one of the leading representatives of the

Leningrad School of Painting The Leningrad School of Painting (russian: Ленинградская школа живописи) is a phenomenon that refers to a large group of painters who developed in Leningrad around the reformed Academy of Arts in 1930–1950 and was uni ...

, most known for his genre and portrait painting. The cityscape depicts the life of the main street of Leningrad on a summer day of the mid-1980s.

History

This painting continued a lyrical series of works devoted to Leningrad, which Savinov began thirty years earlier. Savinov was attracted to the problems of showing people and objects in their environment.

Nevsky Prospect Nevsky Prospect ( rus, Не́вский проспе́кт, r=Nevsky Prospekt, p=ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj prɐˈspʲɛkt) is the main street (high street) in the federal city of St. Petersburg in Russia. It takes its name from the Alexander Nevsky La ...

has always been a sensitive barometer of the state of society. This painting truthfully and somewhat ironically show the atmosphere of anticipation and a lively crowd, which are specific not only for this part of the Nevsky Prospect before exit the Palace Square, but also for the mid-1980s in general. In 1991 ''Nevsky Prospekt'' was shown in Savonov's solo exhibition at the

Leningrad Union of Artists Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Le ...

. In 1997 the painting was displayed at the art exhibition "Memory of Teacher", dedicated to creativity of the Leningrad artists, who studied in the Alexander Osmerkin art studio in the Repin Institute of Arts. It was reproduced and described among 350 art works by Leningrad artists in the 2007 book ''Unknown Socialist Realism: The Leningrad School'',''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.34. published in Russian and English.

References

Sources

* ''Справочник членов Ленинградской организации Союза художников РСФСР.'' Л., Художник РСФСР, 1987. С.114. * ''Леонова Н. Глеб Александрович Савинов.'' Л., Художник РСФСР, 1988. * ''Глеб Александрович Савинов. Выставка произведений. Каталог.'' Л., Художник РСФСР, 1991. С.14, 39. * ''Памяти учителя. Выставка петербургских художников — учеников мастерской А. А. Осмёркина.'' СПб., 1997. С.4, 5. {{Fine Art of Leningrad , state=autocollapse 1984 paintings Soviet paintings Paintings by Gleb Savinov