Abramzewo
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Abramzewo ( Russian Абрамцево ) is a small Russian village in Moscow Oblast near the city of Chotkowo . It is known for its artist colony.
history
In 1843 the estate on the Vorja river was acquired by the writer Sergei Aksakov , who gathered artists around him at this place. The artists who worked in Abramzewo during this period include Gogol , Turgenew and Tyuttschew . The settlement came to its true heyday after it was acquired by the art patron Sawwa Mamontow . He invited liberal and democratically minded painters, architects, actors, composers, singers and artists. This artist colony formed a counterpoint to the Petersburg Academy, which closed itself to new art currents.
In the period from 1870 to 1985, many buildings were built in the Old Slavonic style, which are still preserved today and are a popular excursion destination. The Banja "Teremok" and the fairy tale house and church designed by Viktor Vasnetsov come this time. Other artists who worked in Abramzewo during this phase were Michail Wrubel , Ilja Repin , Wassili Polenow , Konstantin Korowin and Valentin Serow .
The most important groups represented in Abramzewo were the Peredwischniki , the Impressionists and representatives of expressive symbolism .
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 179 |
| 2002 | 238 |
| 2006 | 235 |
Note: census data
traffic
Abramzewo has a stop at the 57th kilometer of the Trans-Siberian Railway .
literature
- Ludger Alscher u. a .: Lexicon of Art. Volume 1, Verlag Europäische Buch, West Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-88436-112-0 .
- Eleonora Paston: The Abramzewo artists' colony. Birthplace of the Neo-Russian style and cradle of Russian modernism. In: Ralf Beil (ed.): Russia 1900. Art and culture in the empire of the last tsar. 2008, ISBN 978-3-8321-9010-1 .
Web links
- Abramzewo Museum website (Russian)