Bidspirit auction | Nina Vasilyevna Kashina (pseudonym Nina

Nina Vasilyevna Kashina (pseudonym Nina Memorable) (1896-1977) ”The First Snow”. Paper, gouache, whitewash. 12x20 cm (in the light) In the lower right corner, the author's signature is Nina ”Kashina” - The small—format sheet ”The First Snow” is a subtle camera sketch of the state of nature, when the familiar landscape changes almost instantly: the air becomes clearer, silhouettes quieter, and the space is filled with cold light. The artist builds the composition concisely, leaving the viewer with a feeling of pause and light ringing silence, characteristic of the first snowy days. Gouache gives density and dullness to the color planes, and whitewash works as the main expressive accent: they not only “denote” snow, but create a shimmer of the surface, enhancing the impression of freshness and light. A gentle generalization of form and a restrained palette transform the motif into a picturesque mood — calm, collected and very “human”. The presence of the author's signature in the lower right corner fixes the authorship and emphasizes the completeness of the sketch. August 7 (19), 1896 (Perm) — August 11, 1977 (Tashkent) Painter, graphic artist. From a family of hereditary icon painters. The granddaughter of the artist Pyotr Vasilyevich, the daughter of the painter Vasily Petrovich Kashin, the sister of Nina Vasilyevna Kashina-Memorable. She studied at the Perm Art College (1920-1921) with A.V. Kaplun, and at the Moscow Art Museum (1921-1927) with S. V. Gerasimov, R. R. Falk, and G. V. Fedorov. In 1928, she visited Uzbekistan for the first time on a business trip with the Head of Art. She lived in Samarkand (since 1930), Tashkent (since 1932). She created thematic paintings depicting the life of the Uzbek Republic: ”Horse Racing” (1928), ”Cotton Delivery” (1930), ”Crossing the Syr Darya”, ”Women on a collective farm - a great Force” (1936), ”Farhad the Builder” (1939), ”On the Liberated Land” (1942), ”The Girl with the Tambourine” (1945), ”The Success of the link” (1948), ”Lunch Break” (1949), ”Harvest on a collective farm” (1953; together with Z. Inogamov), ”The Steppe Calls” (1954), ”Generous Summer”, ”Italy in Khumsan” (both 1957), ”On Virgin Soil” (1960), ”Club Day” (1961), ”The Road to the Gardens” (1965). She performed paintings based on the poems of Nizami and A. Navoi. He is the author of still lifes: ”Evening Window” (1937), ”Sunflower” (1939), ”Fruits”, ”Pears” (both 1946), ”Cherry” (1948), ”Spring Roses” (1958), ”Ceramics”, ”Gladioli” (both 1963). She completed a number of portraits. She worked a lot in watercolor and tempera techniques; she is the author of numerous genre sketches depicting the characteristic types and way of life of Uzbekistan. The works are characterized by expression, brightness of color combinations. During the Great Patriotic War, she collaborated in the Windows of Uzbektag; she created posters: ”The country calls a fighter to the front — go to the factory girlfriend” (1941), ”I will avenge you, brother” (1942), ”Be a hero!” (1944); after the war — ”The right to education” (1950), ”Pour a Song over our Motherland” (1954), ”Friendship is Happiness” (1957), ”Let's launch a nationwide campaign to raise cotton production” (1970). In 1964, together with A. V. Kedrin, she executed the ceramic panel ”Collective Farm works” for the Uzbek SSR pavilion at VDNH. Since 1929, she participated in exhibitions (the 2nd exhibition of the ROSTE Society of Artists in Moscow). She exhibited at exhibitions of the Thirteen group (1929, 1930), paintings by artists of Uzbekistan (1934), and All-Union art exhibitions. (1939, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1967) in Moscow, ”Painting, graphics, sculpture, folk masters” (1938), republican art exhibitions (1940, 1951, 1962, 1965) in Tashkent and others. Participated in many exhibitions of Soviet art abroad — in Amsterdam, New York (both in 1929), Vienna, Berlin (both in 1930), Philadelphia (1934) and others. She held solo exhibitions in Samarkand (1931), Moscow (1946, 1971), Tashkent (1957, 1971, 1973, 1977) and Perm (1973). In 1950 she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR, in 1964 — People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR. His work is represented in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, the I. V. Savitsky Karakalpak State Museum of Art in Nukus, the State Museum of Art of Uzbekistan in Tashkent and others.