Mstislavas Dobužinskis

Mstislavas Dobužinskis (rus. Мстислав Валерианович Добужинский, 1875. August 2, or 14 days. Novgorod - 1957. November 20. New York) - Russian and Lithuanian set designer, graphic artist, painter.

Dobuzhinsky was distinguished from other miriskusniki by his expressionist manner and keen interest in modern industrial cityscapes. He often painted seedy or tragic scenes from urban life which expressed the nightmarish bleakness and loneliness of modern times. he joined artistic circle which idealized the 18th century as the "age of elegance".

The old Lithuanian nobility tribe originated M. Dobužinskis studied at the Vilnius Gymnasium, 1885 - 1887 m. - Petersburg Art Promotion Society drawing school. 1895 - 1899 m. He studied at the St. Petersburg University, Faculty of Law, 1899 - 1901 m. - Munich. Since 1903. He participated in the "World of Art" association activities. This group had a further impact on M. Dobužinskis creation. Since 1902. as a painter took part in all the Russian Union of Artists and the "World of Art" group art exhibitions.

Since 1907. M. Dobužinskis began to manifest as a set designer, worked in St. Petersburg and Moscow theater decorator. Since 1918. - A. Štiglico technical drawing school and the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts lecturer, 1922. He became a professor.

1923. M. Dobužinskis came to Kaunas artists to participate in the Lithuanian Society of Plastic sections of an exhibition. 1925. State Theater at the invitation arrived to create decorations Pyotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Queen of Spades". After some time he has been granted Lithuanian citizenship. Several years spent abroad (creating decorations, preparing exhibitions), 1929. He returned to Kaunas.

1929 - 1930 m. head of Kaunas art school graphics and decorative painting studies. 1930. Maironio street founded a private art studio, which operated until 1933.

Since 1931. He worked for the State Theater artist - set designer. 1933. He participated in the development of the Lithuanian coat of arms, flag, orders, postage stamps. Actively involved in the protection of ancient monuments and restoration work as Commissioner. 1938. 23 November. Military museum opened its išdekoruota Vytautas Magnus niche.

1939. he went to London to prepare the exhibition of his works. There she caught the Second World War. For a while he lived in Paris, and later - in the US. He never returned to Lithuania. He died in New York in 1957. 20 November. His body was buried in the Paris cemetery.

Dressing and illustrated books (Andersen "Swineherd, 1922 .; Dostoevsky's" White Nights ", 1923 .; J. Oles Three DRUČKIAI, 1928 .; B.Sruogos" Song of Gediminas, 1938 .) created ex-libris, posters, scenery twelve of the Moscow Art theater (I. Turgenev "Month in the village", 1909.), S. Diaghilev ballet troupe in Paris (1914)., designed by 38 Kaunas State theater Built (Tchaikovsky "Queen of Spades", 1925, N .;. Guno "Faust", 1931 .; WA Mozart's Don Giovanni, 1933 .; J. Karnavičius "Radziwill Thunder, 1937.). M.K.Čiurlionio State Museum in Kaunas reserved Dobužinskis created and "Ray" printing house in 1933. Lithuanian made playing cards.

To create a distinctive style Kaunas, Vilnius, St. Petersburg and other urban landscapes, portraits. He wrote a study "On Vytautas mark" (1932). "Chase: The Great Duchy of Lithuania coat of arms features historical variations" (1933.). 1938. "Romuva published articles about the Lithuanian state flag.

A notable M. Dobužinskis domestic architectural decoration - Presidential Palace, Klaipeda Vytautas the Great gymnasium, Military Museum. Over 1,000 of his works stored in Theater and Music Museum, on the other part - Vilnius and Kaunas art museums.
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