The Kiev Museum of Russian Art (the Museum, for short) was opened in 1922; it was then known as Kiev Art Gallery. The collection of the Museum was based on artistic valuables nationalised after the 1917 Russian Revolution. It was primarily the collection of the Tereshchenko family who had been a family of large industrialists, art patrons, and charity benefactors.
Until 1880, the Museum occupied a mansion, a one-storey house. In 1882, the architect Vladimir Nikolayev, to a design by Viktor Schroeter, added the second storey and extended the depth of the mansion. The interior finishing was done by the architect Robert Friedrich Meltzer.
Initially, the exhibitions consisted of around 200 works, while now they occupy over 30 rooms. Built on the chronological principle, it represents almost all the main development stages of Russian painting, from the 12th century to our days.
The Museum introduces visitors to Ancient Russian icon painting, 18th century portrait art, a rich and versatile collection of the second half of the 19th century, works by the Wanderers, modern and symbolist art, works by artists of the revolution and socialism building period. The Museum contains exhibits that must be necessarily studied to fully understand the life's work of the most famous masters. Here, one may find a significant number of the works that have become classical masterpieces of global importance.
The Department of Ancient Russian Art contains 13th–17th century icons. Among the most ancient works of art, there is a pre-Mongolian icon called Boris and Gleb made in Novgorod in the late 12th century or the first half of the 13th century.
The Department of 18th Century Art contains significant works by Ivan Argunov, Dmitry Levitsky, Vlamidir Borovikovsky, Feodosy Shchedrin, and others.
The Department of Art of the First Half of the 19th Century contains works by Vasily Tropinin, Pavel Fedotov, and others.
The Department of Art of the Second Half of the 19th Century contains works by Nikolay Ge, Ivan Shishkin, Ivan Kramskoy, Mark Antokolsky, Vasily Vereshchagin, Vasily Polenov, Ilya Repin, Nikolay Yaroshenko, and others.
The Department of Art of the Late19th and Early 20th Centuries contains works by Mikhail Vrubel, Konstantin Korovin, Mikhail Nesterov, Pavel Trubetskoy, and others.
The Department of Soviet Art contains works by Sergey Gerasimov, Vera Mukhina, Boris Johanson, Arkady Plastov, Aleksandr Deyneka, Semyon Chuykov, and others.
The Department of Art Industry contains 18th, 19th and 20th century porcelain products as well as works by Palekh and Khokhloma masters.
Soviet art is represented by works of the painters Johanson, Gerasimov, Chuykov, and the sculptor Ivan Shadr.
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