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Watering-place

ID:
840
Inventory number:
Гр-154 КН-8918
Type:
Graphics
Material:
paper
Techniques:
etching
Dimensions:
26.5x34.5 cm
Author:
Davyd Borovskyi

Davyd Borysovych Borovskyi was a famous theater artist, graphic artist. Born on August 12, 1926 in Moscow, in 1943 he entered the architectural faculty of the I.Yu. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (Leningrad), but after three months he went to the front. In 1945-1952, he continued his studies at the institute, learning under K. Rudakov and V. Konashevych. Borovskyi created famous book illustrations for classical works and participated in all-Union and international exhibitions of Soviet graphics. In 1990, he began to work in painting techniques. Borovskyi's main themes were ballet, portrait, landscape, and childhood. He passed away in 2004 in St. Petersburg. The artist's works are kept in many museums of the post-Soviet space.

Date of creation:
1962
Preservation:
The image faded
Location:
unknown
Provenance:
The source of income is not indicated in the old inventory books. The last entry was made: 07/10/1970.
Date of record to the inventory book:
24.09.1981
Item description from the inventory book:
In the foreground by a shelter a saddled horse stands. Beside it there is a man in a papakha (hat) holding a long pole on his shoulder. Under the image on the left - the author's signature and date: ’62; on the right - the inscription: "Watering-place"