Art studio Sergey Konstantinov.
Art studio designing and producing classical and contemporary murals,
restoration & conservation decorative arts, painting &
sculpture. Fine art gallery.
Paris porcelain mantle vases with portraits of American heroes are very
rare, indeed. Only seventeen other pairs are known plus a single vase
which, presumably, was one of a pair. Of these, one pair was made by
Tucker Factories in Philadelphia in imitation of Paris examples. All but
four pairs are in important public collections, eight pairs have
Washington, two vases have Franklin and only one other set, in the
collection of the U.S. State Department, pairs Washington and Franklin.
None other seems to be accompanied by important and complete
provenance. None of the known “heroes” Paris vases bear a makers mark.
http://www.carswellrushberlin.com/american_antique_furniture_details.asp?stockID=110
Paris porcelain mantle vases with portraits of American heroes are very
rare, indeed. Only seventeen other pairs are known plus a single vase
which, presumably, was one of a pair. Of these, one pair was made by
Tucker Factories in Philadelphia in imitation of Paris examples. All but
four pairs are in important public collections, eight pairs have
Washington, two vases have Franklin and only one other set, in the
collection of the U.S. State Department, pairs Washington and Franklin.
None other seems to be accompanied by important and complete
provenance. None of the known “heroes” Paris vases bear a makers mark.
http://www.american-antiques.net/american_antique_furniture_details.asp?stockID=110
Art Conservation & Restoration.Important Old Paris porcelain vase with portrait Benjamin Franklin.
Art Conservation & Restoration.Important Old Paris porcelain vase with portrait Benjamin Franklin.
Art Conservation & Restoration.Important Old Paris porcelain vase with portrait Benjamin Franklin.
Art Conservation & Restoration.Important Old Paris porcelain vase with portrait Benjamin Franklin.
Art Conservation & Restoration.Important Old Paris porcelain vase with portrait Benjamin Franklin.
Art studio Sergey Konstantinov.
Art studio designing and producing classical and contemporary murals,
restoration & conservation decorative arts, painting &
sculpture. Fine art gallery.
Art Conservation & Restoration. Painting. Christopher Pack. Queen Elizabeth in the Act of
Kilcoursey in Kings County to Huber Foxe. Painting. Oil/canvas.
Painting. Art Conservation & Restoration. Oil/canvas. /painting restoration process/
The Origins and History of the Ó Sionnaigh or Fox Family of Ireland.
This painting above shows An Sionnach, Hoibeard Ó Sionnaigh (The Fox, Hubert Fox, as called by the English), Lord of the Muintir Thadhgháin (anglicised as Munterhagan, Co. Offaly) being forced to give “fealty” to the English occupiers of his country and Queen Elizabeth I of England, in an effort to save his people, family and lands, in 1599 AD. His kingdom of Muintir Thadhgháin was turned by the English into the Barony of Kilcoursey, named after the Ó Sionnaigh chief residence at Cill Chuairsí (Kilcoursey, Co. Offaly), just east of Clóirtheach (Clara, Co. Offaly). His family became the Barons of Kilcoursey, and himself Sir Hubert Fox. However within fifty years the Ó Sionnaigh family again went to war with the English, a struggle which dated back centuries, as the chief opponents of the Norman-English and English invaders and settlers in the midlands of Ireland.
https://sionnachabu.wordpress.com/
Queen Elizabeth meeting Hoibeard Ó Sionnaigh and Lord of Muintir Thadhgháin.
Art studio Sergey Konstantinov.
Art studio designing and producing classical and contemporary murals,
restoration & conservation decorative arts, painting &
sculpture. Fine art gallery.
Paintings from the exhibition in St. Louis Russian pavilion World Expo 1904.
Russia
was represented by a collection of over six hundred works of art,
consisting mainly of paintings. Ten different art societies were
represented, and included paintings of such well-known members of the
Imperial Academy of Arts as: Repin, Vladimir and Alexander Makofsky,
Dubofsky, Kasatkine, Volkoff, Soukherofsky, Kosheleff, Venig,
Verestchagin, Maimon, and von Liebhardt. In addition,there was
independent collections illustrative of "Ancient Russia," "The Ural and
its Riches" and "Siberia," which had (at that time), never before been
displayed outside of Russia.
http://atthefair.homestead.com/pofa.html
Art Conservation & Restoration Painting. Painting oil on
canvas. Nicolai A. Koscheleff. The Plunder of Vladimir by the Tartars.
Art Conservation & Restoration Painting. Painting oil on canvas. Nicolai Vassilievitch Pirogoff. The Bridal Procession.
https://paintingconservationrestoration.blogspot.com/2014/06/art-conservation-restoration-painting.html
Art Conservation & Restoration painting. Painting oil on canvas. Moshe Maimon.1860 -1924.
http://paintingconservationrestoration.blogspot.com/2015/04/art-restoration-san-francisco-painting_12.html
Буду Вам благодарен за любую имеющуюся у Вас информацию о судьбе картин
(нынешних владельцах, месторасположении) из Российского павильона
Всемирной выставки 1904 г. Официальный каталог экспозиции легко найти в
интернете:
https://archive.org/stream/officialcatalogu00loui…
В частности, речь идет о картинах, оказавшихся в музеях региона
Сан-Франциско (DeYoung, Legion of Honor, Mills College ect.) и южной
Калифорнии (Mission Inn, Riverside).
МИД и Минкультуры России в рамках проекта по исследованию истории
двусторонних культурных обменов. Главная цель - "подсветить" вклад
российских живописцев в понимание американцами русской истории и
культуры, возможно, издать справочник для искусствоведов и широкой
публики.
What is essential? The coronavirus-related lockdowns forced everyone to
reconsider priorities and look within. Amid the uncertainty, the primary
role of culture has proved to be the maintenance of social cohesion and
individual well-being. While some critics lamented loss of access to
cultural institutions
and public events, others focused on renewed appreciation for the arts
online. What would quarantine be like without television, literature,
music, or other art forms? The options are too dire to consider!
Creative communities in Germany demanded emergency relief funding and
the artists in Spain went on digital strike. Yet, a survey in Singapore
found that 71% of respondents considered “artist” the most non-essential
occupation during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Getty Museum Challenge
went viral with people recreating famous artworks in fun ways. This
highlighted new opportunities for engagement with cultural heritage.
Recently another Baroque masterpiece got destroyed during a botched
restoration effort
and people have called for renewal of our collective vows to protect
the art for future generations. This is a moment to reflect on the push
and pull between tech-driven art consumption and interest in art
preservation. How do we balance our evolutionary desire for the new with
the need for the security of the familiar? I sat down with Sergey
Konstantinov,
a Ukrainian-American artist based in San Francisco. He is an expert in
restoration and conservation of paintings, murals and decorative arts;
and a painter and sculptor with many original exhibited works. A unique
perspective for the unprecedented times in the arts.
How do you see the art world changing during and after the pandemic?
That is quite a philosophical question. Why?! Do you think it would change the human being?
I consider this an interesting time to be alive. The difference between
now and then is actually about having more time to look deeper. A wall
or canvas are both just surfaces. What is important is your message and
energy, the purpose of a coming piece. For artists, I believe you are
ahead as long as you are honing your skills. Once you’ve decided to move
no further, only then you lose. What do you make of the recent tidal wave of art appreciation online?
These viral campaigns are a successful way to elevate art education.
It is no easy task to connect with the work of art, to capture its
essence, to express it in your own way. The Dutch museums did their
“challenge”, the Russians too. All countries have unique cultural
heritage worth preserving. The process of the creative search itself is meaningful. In this case it does not matter if it is on canvas or on TikTok. How has your creative path prepared you for these turbulent times?
I lived through the end of the Soviet Union. That was turbulent, too. I am from Ukraine, a small warm-memories town called Zhmerinka.
It made my cultural DNA: friends, school, sports, the very beginning of
my interest in art. Exploring Ukrainian folk art helped me to
understand the true wealth of a nation. After studies, I moved to Baku
but in the 1990’s there was armed conflict between Armenia and
Azerbaijan. I had to ask for refugee status in America. Now, for almost
30 years, my family, studio, and the work of my life is here. My life is
a creative process itself. It is where I get my inspiration, awareness
of good or bad, too much or too little, alive or dead. When you go
through such moments in history, you learn to never take anything for
granted. What's your first art memory and how did it impact you?
Well, there was not one thing. Maybe the beautiful icons at
my grandmother’s house. They were illegal back then. The art class in my
hometown where I tried to copy some famous artists. The first time I
heard Swan Lake by Peter Tchaikovsky. I also cannot deny the
impact of nature we are surrounded by. It has inimitable shades, color
contrasts, mysteries of the universe. We breathe it all in deeply trying
to find answers. I have always been confident of my own path. What is the difference between conservation and restoration?
“First, do no harm” is a great principle in medicine and restoration
of cultural heritage. I have been restoring art for a long time. I
studied art history and art technologies from different eras. When it
comes to restoration you need to fully understand the creators,
their state of mind and intentions. The collectors like to say art is
forever, we are just art’s temporary guardians. Conservation is also a
technical challenge with its own long difficult history. Certain
chemical solutions that were used in the past are banned now. What inspired you to pursue original works?
You cannot force yourself into art, it begins within you. I leave a
piece of myself on the canvas which is the only way to work. In life we
are searching for explanations, finding nuances, changing our
perspectives. That is the source of creation. There are no failures in
the artistic path. Even an unsatisfactory result is your experience. I
could not help the overwhelming desire in such moments. It was a
painting giving me the reason to create and not vice versa. Any advice for emerging artists trying to succeed within or outside the gallery system?
In my last year at the Lviv Academy of Art a professor told me: “Move to
your own purpose, the money comes anyway.” If you want to be someone,
just start now. Otherwise, you will have no time to make it right.
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Art studio Sergey Konstantinov.
Art studio designing and producing classical and contemporary murals,
restoration & conservation decorative arts, painting &
sculpture. Fine art gallery.
Bartolomeo Bettera (Bergamo, 1639 - Milan, after 1688) was an Italian
painter, mainly depicting still lifes with musical instruments.
Art Conservation & Restoration Painting. Artist Bartolomeo Bettera. Italian 17th. Century. Painting oil/canvas.
Art Conservation & Restoration Painting.
Art Conservation & Restoration Painting.
Art Conservation & Restoration Painting.
Art Conservation & Restoration Painting. Artist Bartolomeo Bettera. Italian 17th. Century. Painting oil/canvas.
