Nadezhda Udaltsova
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Nadezhda Andreeva Udaltsova ( 1886 - 1961) was a Russian avant-garde
artist
(Cubist, Suprematist
) and painter
.
in Russia. Udaltsova studied at private art studios in Moscow
, then in Paris
under André Segonzac.
After returning to Russia, she worked in Vladimir Tatlin
's studio. From 1910 to 1914 she was a member of the union of artists Soyuz Molodyozhi
, together with David Burliuk
, Vladimir Burliuk, Pavel Filonov
, Kazimir Malevich
, Ivan Kliun
et al.
In 1915, she joined the movement of Kazimir Malevich's followers Supremus
, and in 1915-1916, together with other suprematist artists (Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandra Ekster
, Liubov Popova, Nina Genke
, Olga Rozanova
, Ivan Kliun, Ivan Puni
, Ksenia Boguslavskaya
and others) worked at the Verbovka Village Folk Centre
.
After the October Revolution
she taught at VKhuTeMas
and Institute for Artistic Culture (InKhuK). She resigned from InKhuK in opposition to plans for replacing easel
painting
with industrial art.
In the 1920s, under the influence of her husband and notable Russian avant-garde painter, Alexander Drevin
, she returned to the figurative art
.
Udaltsova and Drevin were the founding members of the artistic group Thirteen.
In 1929-1932 they traveled to the Altay Mountains
, then in 1933-1935 they worked in Armenia
. In 1938 Alexander Drevin was arrested and executed by the NKVD
, and Udaltsova became a persona non grata
in the world of Soviet art. She died in 1961 in Moscow
.
Udaltsova crater on Venus is named after her. Her son was the prominent Russian sculptor Andrei Drevin
(1921-1996).
Russian avant-garde
The Russian avant-garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modern art that flourished in Russia approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
(Cubist, Suprematist
Suprematism
Suprematism was an art movement focused on fundamental geometric forms which formed in Russia in 1915-1916. It was not until later that suprematism received conventional museum preparations...
) and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
Biography
Nadezhda Udaltsova was born in town OrelOryol
Oryol or Orel is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow...
in Russia. Udaltsova studied at private art studios in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, then in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
under André Segonzac.
After returning to Russia, she worked in Vladimir Tatlin
Vladimir Tatlin
Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin was a Russian and Soviet painter and architect. With Kazimir Malevich he was one of the two most important figures in the Russian avant-garde art movement of the 1920s, and he later became the most important artist in the Constructivist movement...
's studio. From 1910 to 1914 she was a member of the union of artists Soyuz Molodyozhi
Soyuz Molodyozhi
Soyuz Molodyozhi was an artistic group and an art magazine of Russian avant-garde organized in 1910.There were more than 30 members of the group and most of other Russian avant-garde participated in their exhibitions....
, together with David Burliuk
David Burliuk
David Davidovich Burliuk was a Russian avant-garde artist of Ukrainian origin , book illustrator, publicist, and author associated with Russian Futurism...
, Vladimir Burliuk, Pavel Filonov
Pavel Filonov
Pavel Nikolayevich Filonov was a Russian avant-garde painter, art theorist, and poet.-Biography:Filonov was born in Moscow on January 8, 1883 or December 27, 1882 . In 1897, he moved to St. Petersburg where he took art lessons...
, Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was a Russian painter and art theoretician, born of ethnic Polish parents. He was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement.-Early life:...
, Ivan Kliun
Ivan Kliun
Ivan Kliun was a Russian painter, Avant-garde artist , graphic artist and sculptor.-Biography:Ivan Vasilyevich Kliun was born in 1873 in Bolshie Gorki village ....
et al.
In 1915, she joined the movement of Kazimir Malevich's followers Supremus
Supremus
Supremus was a group of Russian avant-garde artists led by the "father" of Suprematism, Kazimir Malevich. It included Aleksandra Ekster, Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Ivan Kliun, Ivan Puni, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Nina Genke-Meller, Ksenia Boguslavskaya and others.-See also:*Suprematism*Kazimir...
, and in 1915-1916, together with other suprematist artists (Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Ekster
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster was a Russian-French painter and designer.-Biography:-Childhood:...
, Liubov Popova, Nina Genke
Nina Genke-Meller
Nina Genke or Nina Genke-Meller, or Nina Henke-Meller, was a Ukrainian-Russian avant-garde artist, , designer, graphic artist and scenographer. -Biography:...
, Olga Rozanova
Olga Rozanova
Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova (also spelled Rosanova, Russian: (Ольга Владимировна Розанова) (1886-7 November 1918, Moscow) was a Russian avant-garde artist in the styles of Suprematist, Neo-Primitivist, and Cubo-Futurist.-Biography:...
, Ivan Kliun, Ivan Puni
Ivan Puni
Ivan Puni or Puny was a Russian avant-garde artist .-Biography:Ivan Puni was born in Kuokkala to a family of Italian origins...
, Ksenia Boguslavskaya
Ksenia Boguslavskaya
Kseniya Boguslavskaya was a Russian avant-garde artist poet and interior decorator. Her husband Ivan Puni was also a notable painter...
and others) worked at the Verbovka Village Folk Centre
Verbovka Village Folk Centre
Verbovka Village Folk Centre was an artisan cooperative in the village of Verbovka founded by Natalia Davidova in the Ukrainian province of Kiev...
.
After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
she taught at VKhuTeMas
VKhUTEMAS
Vkhutemas ) was the Russian state art and technical school founded in 1920 in Moscow, replacing the Moscow Svomas. The workshops were established by a decree from Vladimir Lenin with the intentions, in the words of the Soviet government, "to prepare master artists of the highest qualifications for...
and Institute for Artistic Culture (InKhuK). She resigned from InKhuK in opposition to plans for replacing easel
Easel
An easel is an upright support used for displaying and/or fixing something resting upon it.-Etymology:The word is an old Germanic synonym for donkey...
painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
with industrial art.
In the 1920s, under the influence of her husband and notable Russian avant-garde painter, Alexander Drevin
Aleksandr Drevin
Aleksandr Davydovich Drevin was a Latvian painter.Drevin attended art school in Riga and first came to Moscow in 1914. He studied under Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin...
, she returned to the figurative art
Figurative art
Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork—particularly paintings and sculptures—which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.-Definition:...
.
Udaltsova and Drevin were the founding members of the artistic group Thirteen.
In 1929-1932 they traveled to the Altay Mountains
Altay Mountains
The Altai Mountains are a mountain range in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their sources. The Altai Mountains are known as the original locus of the speakers of Turkic as well as other members of the proposed...
, then in 1933-1935 they worked in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. In 1938 Alexander Drevin was arrested and executed by the NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
, and Udaltsova became a persona non grata
Persona non grata
Persona non grata , literally meaning "an unwelcome person", is a legal term used in diplomacy that indicates a proscription against a person entering the country...
in the world of Soviet art. She died in 1961 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Udaltsova crater on Venus is named after her. Her son was the prominent Russian sculptor Andrei Drevin
Andrei Drevin
Andrei Drevin was Russian sculptor. His parents were prominent Russian painter Nadezhda Udaltsova and Latvian painter Aleksandr Drevin.As his father was executed by the NKVD in 1938 and his mother became a persona non grata in the world of Soviet art, Andrei Drevin had found it difficult to...
(1921-1996).