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Portrait of Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov

A work made of oil on canvas.

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1913

Artist:

Aleksei Morgunov
Born Moscow (Russian Empire, now Russia), 1884; died Moscow (Soviet Union, now Russia), 1935

About this artwork

In 1913, while active in Moscow, Aleksei Morgunov depicted artists Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov, fellow members in the avant-garde group known as the Donkey’s Tail. When Morgunov made the portrait, he had just returned from traveling in France, Germany, and Italy. The painting’s composition echoes two works he might have seen on his trip: Luncheon in the Studio (1868) and A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), both by French artist Édouard Manet. Morgunov combined references to Manet’s work with a background that evokes Russian folk images and vernacular traditions, which the Donkey’s Tail favored over Francocentric tendencies in modern art.

Status

On View, Gallery 392

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Aleksei Alekseevich Morgunov

Title

Portrait of Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov

Place

Russia (Artist's nationality:)

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1913

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

none

Dimensions

104.1 × 136.5 cm (41 × 53 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Mary and Leigh Block Fund for Acquisitions

Reference Number

1975.666

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