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Малявин Филипп Андреевич «Крестьянин в шубе» 1900-1910-е гг. Бумага, графитный карандаш. 32 х 23 см. Экспертное заключение Силаева В.С. - Malyavin Filipp Andreyevich (1869, village of Kazanka, Orenburg Governorate – 1940, Nice). Painter. In 1885 he left for Mount Athos, where he worked for seven years in an icon-painting workshop. In 1892, thanks to the sculptor V. A. Beklemishev, he arrived in St. Petersburg and entered the Imperial Academy of Arts; he studied under P. P. Chistyakov, V. P. Vereshchagin, and K. B. Wenig, and from 1894 under I. E. Repin.   In 1899, upon graduating from the Academy, he submitted the painting ”Laughter” to the competition; it was rejected by the Council by a majority vote, and only Repin’s intervention helped him obtain the title of artist. In 1900 ”Laughter” was awarded a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris. Already in this work, his fascination with broad, juicy brushwork and decorative qualities clearly prevailed over the traditional realist rendering of nature. His art continued to develop in this direction, reaching its highest chromatic intensity in the famous ”Whirlwind” (1906, State Tretyakov Gallery), remarkable for its palette and dominance of fiery reds.   Malyavin’s painting is distinguished by a vivid national character. His principal models were Russian peasant women and the famous “Malyavin women” in colorful sarafans, whom he continued to depict even in emigration. He also worked as a portraitist (Portrait of Konstantin Somov, 1895, State Russian Museum; Portrait of Ilya Repin, 1900, State Tretyakov Gallery). Academician of the Academy of Arts (1906). He participated in exhibitions of the Peredvizhniki Association, ”Mir Iskusstva” (World of Art), and the Union of Russian Artists.   In 1922 he left for Berlin, then settled in France, first in Paris and later in Nice. The drawing by F. A. Malyavin ”Peasant in a Sheepskin Coat” is an excellent, classical example of draftsmanship by an outstanding painter and is of museum significance.