P.M. Tretyakov

The Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis

Valentin Rodionov

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA
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#3 2005 (08)

In May 2006, the Tretyakov Gallery will celebrate its 150th anniversary. As the years pass, we find ourselves constantly returning to Pavel Tretyakov and his vital role in the development of Russian art. A successful merchant and entrepreneur, Tretyakov claimed that "assembling the Russian school, as it is today" was one of his life's goals. 150 years later, we still remember Tretyakov with immense gratitude, such was his gift to society and future generations.

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The Beginning of the Collection: Pavel Tretyakov’s First Acquisition

Olga Atroshchenko

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In 1856, the young collector Pavel Tretyakov purchased his very first painting - Vasily Khudyakov's “Armed Clash with Finnish Smugglers".

The Beginning of the Collection: Pavel Tretyakov’s First Acquisition

In 1856, the young collector Pavel Tretyakov purchased his very first painting - Vasily Khudyakov's “Armed Clash with Finnish Smugglers".

Pavel Tretyakov’s Date and Place of Birth

Natalia Priimak

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The family of Russian merchants from whom Pavel Tretyakov was descended had no long-term roots in Moscow. It was only in 1774 that the family moved to Moscow from Maly Yaroslavets, a small town near Kaluga where the Tretyakovs had long been known as merchants. In 1 832, the founder of the world famous Tretyakov Gallery and Honorary Citizen of Moscow - a title accorded to very few at the end of the 19th century - was born in the old part of Moscow's Zamoskvorechye area, in Yaki- manka in the parish of St Nicholas' Church in Golutvino, the first child in the family of Mikhail Tretyakov and the first representative of the fourth generation of the Tretyakov family.

Pavel Tretyakov’s Date and Place of Birth

Panorama of Zamoskvorechye. 1850
Panorama of Zamoskvorechye. 1850. Watercolour

Pavel Tretyakov’s Last Will and Testament: THE STORY OF AN ERROR

Elena Terkel

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150th ANNIVERSARY OF TRETYAKOV GALLERY
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4 December 1898 was a sad day for the whole of Russia, not least for its cultural and intellectual circles: Pavel Tretyakov died at ten o'clock that morning. Reactions to the news brought grief not only from his family, but also from many Russian people. An endless flow of condolences, flowers and wreaths arrived at the Tretyakov house. When the funeral was over, the time came for the reading of the will of the deceased. But it turned out that brought up unexpected complications, as Yevdokia Konstantinovna Dmitrieva, Pavel Tretyakov's niece, recalled: "First, it took a long time to find the will! And when it was found at last, stuck under one of the drawers in the writing desk, and handed over to a most respected Moscow solicitor, Mikhail Petrovich Minin, he, almost at once, found a major mistake in its text ... It made it not only impossible for the Moscow district court to legalize the document, but practically declared it invalid. The family were shocked!”

Pavel Tretyakov’s Last Will and Testament: THE STORY OF AN ERROR

FROM AN Inventory TO A MULTI-VOLUME Catalogue

Ksenia Antonova

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150th ANNIVERSARY OF TRETYAKOV GALLERY
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#1 2006 (10)

The next volume of the Tretyakov Gallery's comprehensive catalogue devoted to early 19th-century panting is scheduled to appear in the nearest future. Even today, in the context of swiftly developing electronic means of collecting and storing information, the book is a major event. It is a fundamental illustrated edition with full and detailed information about painters and their works, and it will certainly attract the attention of both experts and a wider general readership of art lovers.

FROM AN Inventory TO A MULTI-VOLUME Catalogue

The next volume of the Tretyakov Gallery's comprehensive catalogue devoted to early 19th-century panting is scheduled to appear in the nearest future. Even today, in the context of swiftly developing electronic means of collecting and storing information, the book is a major event. It is a fundamental illustrated edition with full and detailed information about painters and their works, and it will certainly attract the attention of both experts and a wider general readership of art lovers.

Pavel Tretyakov and the Paris World Fair of 1878

Yekaterina Selezneva

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150th ANNIVERSARY OF TRETYAKOV GALLERY
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It is believed that Pavel Trelyakov generously lent his paintings to exhibitions, including foreign ones, a belief started by Vasily Stasov, who wrote: "... when told about the new World fair he opened the doors of his wonderful gallery and let them take what they wanted." The reality was far more complex.

Pavel Tretyakov and the Paris World Fair of 1878

It is believed that Pavel Trelyakov generously lent his paintings to exhibitions, including foreign ones, a belief started by Vasily Stasov, who wrote: "... when told about the new World fair he opened the doors of his wonderful gallery and let them take what they wanted." The reality was far more complex.

Russian Museums Congratulate the Tretyakov Gallery on its 150th Anniversary

Galina Andreeva

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150th ANNIVERSARY OF TRETYAKOV GALLERY
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#2 2006 (11)

Masterpieces of the 14th through to 20th centuries from the Russian art collections of Moscow, St. Petersburg and regional museums of Russia May-August 2006

A major event marking the 150th anniversary of the Tretyakov Gallery which opens in the gallery on 24 May 2006, the exhibition “Russian Museums Congratulate the Tretyakov Gallery on its 150th Anniversary” collects works from the gallery’s long-term partners and friends. Co-sponsorship of the project was provided by the Severstal Group and Anatoly Novikov.

Russian Museums Congratulate the Tretyakov Gallery on its 150th Anniversary

Masterpieces of the 14th through to 20th centuries from the Russian art collections of Moscow, St. Petersburg and regional museums of Russia May-August 2006

Pavel Tretyakov and His Gallery

Galina Churak

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150th ANNIVERSARY OF TRETYAKOV GALLERY
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#2 2006 (11)

"He alone maintained the whole school of Russian painting. An unprecedented and grandiose deed!" In such words the Russian painter Ilya Repin expressed both his own attitude and that of his contemporaries towards the collecting activity of Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov. For more than 100 years the Gallery has proudly, and gratefully, born the name of its founder, who turned the institution into a prominent cultural monument to Russian art that has been appreciated by many generations.

Pavel Tretyakov and His Gallery

"He alone maintained the whole school of Russian painting. An unprecedented and grandiose deed!" In such words the Russian painter Ilya Repin expressed both his own attitude and that of his contemporaries towards the collecting activity of Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov. For more than 100 years the Gallery has proudly, and gratefully, born the name of its founder, who turned the institution into a prominent cultural monument to Russian art that has been appreciated by many generations.

"A Duty to My People..."

Eleonora Paston

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MASTERPIECES OF RUSSIAN ART
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#3 2006 (12)

In June 1898 an important event occurred at the Tretyakov Gallery, already then donated by Pavel Tretyakov to the city of Moscow. Pavel Mikhailovich acquired for the gallery the paintings by Viktor Vasnetsov, "Warrior Knights" (1898) and "Tsar Ivan the Terrible" (1897). At the same time Tretyakov had the pictures on display re-arranged: the exhibition rooms were closed until early November and Vasnetsov received the opportunity to make new amendments to his recent pieces. "In the ‘Warrior Knights’ everything that needed touching up was touched up," the artist wrote to Tretyakov on October 5 1898, "for the better, I believe."[1] Amazingly, this was said after the artist had been working on the painting for 30 years!

"A Duty to My People..."

The Descendants: Destinies and Memory

Yekaterina Khokhlova

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150th ANNIVERSARY OF TRETYAKOV GALLERY
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#3 2006 (12)

One of the most significant events during the recent celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Tretyakov Gallery was the arrival in Moscow of Pavel Tretyakov's descendants living in the United States. Thanks to the efforts of the gallery's employees and officials, who had found the Ziloti family and made their visit to Russia possible, for the first time in history the gallery became a meeting place for those who belong to the once numerous family that used to reside in the Tretyakov house in Tolmachi.

The Descendants: Destinies and Memory

One of the most significant events during the recent celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Tretyakov Gallery was the arrival in Moscow of Pavel Tretyakov's descendants living in the United States. Thanks to the efforts of the gallery's employees and officials, who had found the Ziloti family and made their visit to Russia possible, for the first time in history the gallery became a meeting place for those who belong to the once numerous family that used to reside in the Tretyakov house in Tolmachi.

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