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In the School Park

ID:
20
Inventory number:
Ж-20 КН-3074
Type:
Paintings
Material:
canvas
Techniques:
oil
Dimensions:
73x88 cm
Author:
Borys Rapoport

Borys Naumovych Rapoport was a Ukrainian artist, master of the lyrical landscape, and a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Born on October 27, 1922 in the city of Soroky (now Moldova), he studied at the Kyiv Art School from 1937 to 1940. His teachers were K. Yeleva, P. Nosko, and O. Syrotenko. In 1939, he entered the Kyiv Art Institute. His studies were interrupted by World War II. From 1946 to 1949, he continued his studies in the landscape workshop of the Kyiv Art Institute. His teachers were Hryhoriy Svitlytskyi, Karpo Trokhymenko, and Ilya Shtilman. In 1950, he became a member of the Union of Artists of the Ukrainian SSR. Starting in 1945, he participated in regional, republic, all-Union, and foreign exhibitions. In 1960, his first personal exhibition took place. Among Rapoport's works are "Dnipro Lands" (1949), "Windy Day" (1959), "Kyiv Chestnuts" (1963), "Old Wives' Summer" (1974), "Spring" (1990), and the series "Winter Day" (2000s). He passed away on February 14, 2006 in Kyiv. His works are kept in the National Art Museum of Ukraine, as well as in many museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Date of creation:
1972
Preservation:
In the center, at the left and right edges of the picture, there are two dents: 3 x 3 cm, 2.5 x 1.5 cm. In the lower right corner there is a dent (3 cm) with a break in the canvas and loss of the paint layer: 1 x 1 cm. There are also cracks and peeling.
Location:
unknown
Provenance:
Donated to the museum by V.Ya. Bielohurov, who lives in Zhdaniv, Lenin Ave., building 105, apartment 40. Act No. 2285 dated 11.09.1979.
Date of record to the inventory book:
06.10.1980
Item description from the inventory book:
Original. Three quarters of the composition are occupied by the sky filled with pink clouds. Against its background are several trees, one of which (on the right) holds a large nest with birds. Behind the trees, to the left of centre, is a long one-storey house; on the right is a garden pavilion. On both sides of the road that leads into the depth of the composition, there is fresh greenery. In the lower right corner is the artist's signature.