The Museum of Naive Art in Yekaterinburg is part of the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts and offers visitors a chance to explore works of primitivism, characterized by simplicity of execution. Naive art includes paintings by self-taught artists, sculptures, crafts, and other works by masters without formal artistic education, as well as folk art.
Despite the lack of formal education, folk craftsmen and artists create quite interesting exhibits. Museums of naive art exist in Moscow, New York, Paris, and Nice, and many major art galleries have similar collections. Naive art has inspired recognized masters of painting such as Marc Chagall, Kazimir Malevich, Mikhail Larionov, and Natalia Goncharova.
The Museum of Naive Art in Yekaterinburg opened in November 2017 in an old house on Rosa Luxemburg Street. The mansion, built in 1884 by architect A. I. Paduchev, was long owned by G. S. Kudrin, the forester of the Mint Estate of the Yekaterinburg district. Today, this house is a local heritage site.
The core of the museum's exhibition consists of paintings and artistic items collected by politician and public figure Yevgeny Roizman. He collected his collection for over 20 years, first presenting it in Perm in 2013. Two years later, Roizman transferred the exhibits to the city’s Museum of Fine Arts. This is not his only collection: the Museum of Nevyansk Icon also operates in Yekaterinburg, showcasing unique Old Believer icons.
The collection of naive art is constantly being replenished, mainly with works by Ural masters. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum regularly hosts temporary thematic exhibitions.
On two floors, the museum houses more than 10 halls. The first hall features icons by unknown masters from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The biblical theme continues in the second hall, where wooden sculptures depicting saints and scenes from sacred books can be seen.
Next are halls with paintings depicting floral compositions, birds, and still lifes. Special interest is drawn to glass works by A. N. Korovkin, including tableware and figurines, as well as his paintings with biblical and everyday themes. His glass paintings are particularly noteworthy, such as "The Virgin Mary with Child" and "Saint George."
In the following rooms, visitors can see works by artist A. I. Yazykov, depicting everyday scenes from various cultures, portraits by L. E. Trofimova, still lifes and biblical themes by V. L. Kolbasov and N. Gorlanova, as well as works by other masters, decorative and applied art items, paintings, sculptures, and much more.
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