Sergey Smirnov 1 (Russian, 1953-2006)

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Sergey Smirnov
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With the passing of Sergey Smirnov on November
8th 2006, at the age of 53, Russia lost one of
its greatest contemporary artists and a true
visionary. Smirnov was proud of his heritage. His
refined portraits honor and celebrate the great
men and women who have influenced Russian history
and culture. His painting style combines the
ancient tenants of traditional icon painters and
the 17th Century Parsuna. Soft candle light
tones make his art uniquely Russian in technique
and concept. Smrinovs images are a wonderful
bridge between the past and the present, yet are
thoroughly modern and contemporary in execution.
In looking at his art, one can easily appreciate
that Smirnov ranks Gustav Klimt, the Austrian
painter whose images were a cornerstone of the
art nouveau movement, as an important influence.
He also cites Modigliani and Rembrandt as major
influences, as well as Andrei Rublev and Pheophan
Grek, who were celebrated masters of Slavic icon
painting. Smirnovs style has echoes of his
favorite period of Russian art, known as
parsuna, which bridged the worlds of religious
and personal portraiture, as Russian painters
began adopting the portrait painting styles of
Western European salons. Parsuna, which is
derived from the Latin persona, means mask, and
the hybrid imagery, first used in the 17th
century, re-mains in play to this day in the art
of Sergey Smirnov.
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Geisha in Red
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To Flight
Venice Channel
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Ceremony
Morning
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Fragrance of Rose
Scheherazade
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Homage to Picasso 2001
Homage to Chagall 2006
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Gifts of Fall
Favorite Toy
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Blue Flowers
Gifts
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Temptation
Ukulele
Mirror
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Harlequin Tale
Boy with Hoop
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Frosty Morning
Conversation in Blue
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Meeting
Music of the Night
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Expectation
Lady With Fan
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Autumn
Proud
Alone
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Butterfly
Golden day
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Early Days of Spring
Remembering Fall
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Moonrise
Golden bird
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Lilies of the Valley
Lark, 2002
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Sheltered II
Improvisation
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Meeting the Unicorn
Flight
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Walk
Towards Evening
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Dreams
Fate
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Toy Ship
Tower
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Walk under the Moon
Young Bather
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Alley
Fairy Bird
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Sheltered
Girlfriends
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Conversation in Red
Conversation in Green
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By the Lake
From Childs Album
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Blue Holiday
Clown
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Dream
Eva
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From Childs Album II
Bells
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From Childs Album III
From Childs Album IV
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Tamara
Girl and Flower
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Hunting Scene
Tapestry of the Hunt
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Reflection
Reflection II
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Unicorn
Touch
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White Angel
Young Duke
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2013
Sound 'Oy, Da Ne Vecher' (Oh, It Is
Not Yet Evening) sung by Pelageya Sergeevna
Efimova