Moscow University received a collection of paintings as a gift from the Expocenter

MOSCOW. On April 22, a solemn ceremony was held, which was dedicated to the transfer of a unique private collection. This event was held in the building of the library of Moscow State University. Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov received a gift of 300 works of art.

The ceremony was attended by Sergey Bednov, Director General of Expocenter, as well as Viktor Sadovnichy, Rector of Moscow University.

The collection consists of the works of the great Russian artists who belong to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Of the most famous, I.I. Shishkin, A.M. Vasnetsov, V.D. Polenov, M.A. Voloshin, I.I. Levitan and many others.

It is worth noting that in this collection the works of great artists not only of the Soviet period, but also of our talented contemporaries are widely represented.

According to Sergei Bednov, some of the collection was collected by Vladislav Malkevich. Recall that he worked in the foreign trade system. For some time he was at the head of the Expocenter. You can also record the presidency of the former USSR Chamber of Commerce on his account. Just two years ago, he handed over to the staff of the Expocenter those works of art that he had managed to collect earlier.

The collection also includes etchings that were acquired by Expocenter.

Sergei Bednov said that the transfer of the collection as a gift to Moscow State University is a sign of respect for the traditions of cultural life. He emphasized that his decision was nothing more than a manifestation of Expocenter’s social responsibility.

Viktor Sadovnichy, rector of Moscow State University, expressed great gratitude to Expocenter. He told that Moscow University has not received a single gift since its appearance. “This is a gift to the future of our state. We plan that our students will study painting and, of course, the history of the Russian Federation in this work, ”said the rector of Moscow State University.

The collection is planned to be placed in the building of the Fundamental Library. And soon, a special art gallery will be built at Moscow State University.

Savrasov Alexey Kondratievich
(1830–1897)
RIVER. FOREST. 1871
Parchment, oil. 300x220

SHISHKIN Ivan Ivanovich
(1832–1898)
OUTDOOR OF PINE grove. 1876 (imprint 1892)
Etching on paper. 85x135

POLENOV Vasily Dmitrievich
(1844–1927)
STUDY FOR THE PICTURE “GOLDEN AUTUMN”. 1891
Canvas, oil. 90x163

KLODT VON JURGENSBURG Mikhail Petrovich
(1835–1914)
BEFORE THE STORM. 1876
Canvas, oil. 315x395

BENOIS Albert Nikolaevich
(1852–1936)
HOUSE ON THE RIVER. The last quarter of the XIX century.
Watercolor, whitewash, pencil on paper. 150x240

VASNETSOV Apollinarii Mikhailovich
(1856–1933)
OUTSIDE. 1920s
Oil on canvas on cardboard. 340x520

DUBOVSKAY Nikolay Nikanorovich
(1859–1918)
SAIL. The end of the nineteenth century.
Canvas, oil. 95x75

LEVITAN Isaac Ilyich
(1860-1900)
ON THE LAKE. 1898
Oil on canvas on cardboard. 120x210

NESTEROV Mikhail Vasilievich
(1862–1942)
THE EDGE OF THE FOREST. SUNSET. Early 1920s
Oil on cardboard. 188x305

KORIN Alexey Mikhailovich
(1865-1923)
WARM DAY. LANDSCAPE WITH FIR. 1900–1910
Oil on canvas on cardboard. 305x215

BYALYNITSKY-BIRULA Vitold Kaetanovich
(1872–1957)
MOW SNOW. 1907
Canvas, oil. 493x965

KUSTODIEV Boris Mikhailovich
(1878–1927)
WINTER ON THE RIVER. SKETCH OF THE IMPLEMENTED PICTURE. Late 1910s
Lead pencil on paper. 170x200

VOLOSHIN Maximilian Alexandrovich
(1877-1932)
CRIMEAN LANDSCAPE. 1920
Watercolor on paper. 210x298

KRYLOV Porfiry Nikitich
(1902–1990)
WHERE. 1960s
Oil on canvas on cardboard. 145x200

Romanov Anatoly Pavlovich
(1905-1975)
VILLAGE HOUSE. The middle of the twentieth century.
Oil on cardboard. 400x520

BEZIKOVICH Boris Nikolaevich
(1917-1978)
CHURCH.
Canvas, oil. 175x410

Source: expocentr.ru