Comments on: Royal Academy – The Russian Paintings

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:52:39 +0000

I agree with you. The Dance was so colorful and the dancers were seem to be in a trance or something while dancing.
My all-time favorite painter was Van Gogh, although I heard he was a looney. But who wasn’t… As far as I know, all artists have a bit of craziness in them.

By: Rachel Howard

Rachel Howard — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:29:11 +0000

Matisse’s The Dance is one of the most ancient in art. This is an art that is important to the meaning of Dance. An art that is full of dancers.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:17:58 +0000

I saw the painting Dance (Matisse, the 1910 version) in the Hermitage Amsterdam in 2010. I Personally prefer Pierre-Auguste Renoir work such as “On the Terrace” than Henri Matisse.

By: Art Smith

Art Smith — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:35:46 +0000

I wonder which Picasso and Van Gogh paintings they where displaying. Might like to have taken the wife this shame I only just saw the post.

By: Starry Night Van Gogh

Starry Night Van Gogh — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:15:29 +0000

Its great to have some russian art over it which is often overlooked. I’d also be interested to know which Van Gogh were on show.

By: painting services

painting services — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:34:56 +0000

I love these paintings.

By: creation

creation — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:13:32 +0000

Such collectors as Morozov, Shchukin not only decorate the staircase of their mansions, they helped most of painters, they gathered their grandious canvases, thereby they kept different masterpieces.

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:20:30 +0000

Any sign of the ‘father’ of the movement’? Do we know why the Russians decided to buy this stuff? Was there any indication as to the idividuals(s) behind the decision to purchase?

Hmm.

jb says: Yes, Dean, quite a large section of the exhibition is given over to two Moscow collections, those of Ivan Morozov and Sergei Shchukin . These two Moscow textile merchants were daring Russian collectors of their day. They searched Paris for paintings by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and accumulated works by many of the artists working at that time. Shchukin became Matisse’s greatest patron, commissioning The Dance as part of a bold scheme to decorate the grand staircase of his Moscow mansion.