The exhibition "Bequeathed to the descendants" - to the 170th anniversary of V.P. Sukacheva

September 19 at 16.00 in the main building of the Irkutsk Art Museum. AT. P. Sukachev (Lenin St., 5) the grand opening of the exhibition "Bequeathed to the Descendants" dedicated to the 170th anniversary of Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev - the creator of the first art gallery in Siberia will take place. The exposition presents the very unique collection of the great collector, which became the basis of the richest collection of the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum.

As a person with a well-developed sense of beauty, Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev, as a student, began to collect a collection of works created by prominent artists of Russia and Europe. Thanks to him, today we can admire the masterpieces of Ilya Repin, Ivan Aivazovsky, Alexei Bogolyubov, Konstantin Makovsky, Julius Clover, Vasily Vereshchagin, Pavel Bryullov, Grigory Myasoedov and other wonderful masters. For the first time in many years, the museum in a single exhibition shows the works that were seen by the Irkutsk citizens who came to the gallery of Vladimir Sukachev in the 19th century. This is a unique opportunity for the audience to appreciate the artistic integrity of the collection and the significance of the personality of the largest philanthropist and philanthropist of Siberia.

The exhibition exposition is supplemented by numerous archival materials of the Sukachev family, as well as portraits of contemporaries. On the opening day, for the first time after a long restoration, four copies from outstanding works of Western European artists will be presented - “The Man” by Guido Reni, “Cleopatra” (unknown artist), “Judith with the Head of Holofernes” by Cristofano Allori and “The Old Woman with the Chicken” by Murillo Sukachev in museums in Europe specifically for Irkutsk.

The exhibition "Bequeathed to the descendants" will open on September 19 at 16.00 in the main building of the Irkutsk Art Museum (Lenin St., 5) and will run until November 24. Entrance to the opening is free.