Bidspirit auction | Ladur Antonina Kazimirovna (1908-1986) ”Musician”.

Ladur Antonina Kazimirovna (1908-1986) ”Musician”. 1942-1944. Paper, colored pencils, 85×60 cm. - Antonina Kazimirovna Ladour's work ”The Musician” (1942-1944) is a large—format sheet based on the expressiveness of the portrait image and the feeling of sounding movement. The hero is shown at the moment of performance: attention is focused on the face and plastic hands, and the action itself becomes the main “plot”, conveying the inner composure and emotional tension of the scene. Colored pencils allow the artist to work both linearly and tonally: the stroke thickens, enhancing accents and contrast, then becomes soft and airy, modeling shape and light. As a result, the image sounds solid and convincing — as an artistic testimony of a time where the chamber theme of music acquires a special human significance. Decorative and applied arts artist, graphic artist, painter, set designer. She studied at the Leningrad Art and Industrial College (1925-1927) under N.I. Dormidontov, then at the Odessa Art Institute (1927-1931) under V.H. Zause and M.M. Zhuk. She was married to the famous graphic designer M.F. Ladur. Together with her husband, she was engaged in architectural and decorative design of pavilions and exhibitions, sports parades and celebrations, created posters, sketches of theatrical sets and costumes. She worked in ceramics. She was engaged in easel painting and graphics. Since 1931, he has participated in exhibitions. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Honored Artist of the Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Participated in the preparation of the publication ”M.F. Ladour. Art for millions. Artist's Notes” (Moscow, 1983). His work is represented in many museum collections, including the Kuskovo Estate Museum, the Tsaritsyno State Museum-Reserve, and the I.V. Savitsky Karakalpak State Museum of Art.