Engaging mixture of styles and approaches.
This week’s Ukrainian painter is one of several who emigrated from the country after his initial training, and later established himself an international reputation. He’s Wladimir Baranoff-Rossiné (1888-1944), who was born in southern Ukraine, most probably in Kherson, and was initially known as Shulim Wolf Leib Baranov. He first studied art at the art school in Odesa, from where he graduated in 1908.
Wladimir Baranoff-Rossiné (1888-1944), The Boats (1905), oil on cardboard, dimensions not known, Private collection. Wikimedia Commons.
Several of his earliest surviving paintings appear to show views of the River Dnipro, including The Boats from 1905, painted when he was a student in Odesa.
Wladimir Baranoff-Rossiné (1888-1944), A View of Sailboats (1905-08), oil on canvas, dimensions not known, Private collection. Wikimedia Commons.
A View of Sailboats also dates from this period of 1905-08.
Wladimir Baranoff-Rossiné (1888-1944), Barge on the Dnipro (1907), oil on canvas, dimensions not known, Private…
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