Rayonnist composition
Painting
ca. 1913 (painted)
ca. 1913 (painted)
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Abstract work in oil paint
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Title | Rayonnist composition (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Oil. Painted on cotton lining of a map of Europe. |
Brief description | Painting, 'Rayonist Composition', by Natalia Goncharova, oil on canvas, c.1913. |
Physical description | Abstract work in oil paint |
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Production type | Unique |
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Object history | This composition probably dates from around 1913 when Goncharova was experimenting in the 'rayonnist' style. The map on which this composition is painted is pre-First World War and the signature in cyrillic characters also points to the same period. |
Production | Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 18, cat. 50. |
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Accession number | E.208-1965 |
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Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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