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Rayonnist composition

Painting
ca. 1913 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Goncharova (artist)
Place of origin
Russia (painted)

Abstract work in oil paint


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Drawings
Woman Artist
Object type
Painting
TitleRayonnist composition (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil. Painted on cotton lining of a map of Europe.
Oil Paint
Cotton
Painting
Brief description
Painting, 'Rayonist Composition', by Natalia Goncharova, oil on canvas, c.1913.
Physical description
Abstract work in oil paint
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.4cm
  • Length: 18.8cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 18, cat. 50.
Styles
Rayonnist
Cubist
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Signed with monogram on recto in Russian.)
    Translation
    N.G.
  • (Signed in Russian on verso.)
    Translation
    N. Goncharova
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.
Subject depicted
Composition
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 18, cat. 50.
  • Terence Maloon, ed. Paths to Abstraction 1867 - 1917 Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2010. ISBN: 9 781741 740561.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.208-1965

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2009
Record URL
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