Love — Antonina Grigoryevna Ivanova Vaschenko

Love

Discover Antonina Ivanova Vaschenko’s ‘Love,’ a 1920 Ukrainian Boichukist painting featuring romantic figures in an idyllic landscape. Early Renaissance style, rich colors & symbolic elements.


antonina grigoryevna ivanova vaschenko (1932 - 2006)

Discover Antonina Grigoryevna Ivanova Vaschenko (1932-2006), a Russian painter known for her bold colors, vibrant themes & unique style. Explore her artwork, influenced by Socialist Realism and artists like Zhukovsky. Find 'The Girl at the Window' &

National Art Museum of Ukraine (Kiev, Ukraine)

Explore Ukraine's artistic heritage at the National Art Museum of Kyiv! Discover iconic paintings, sculptures & ceramics spanning Kievan Rus' to modern times – a treasure trove of cultural history.

Among the pinnacles of twentieth-century Ukrainian art is Mykhailo Boichuk’s school whose artists in their work drew from the sacred art of Byzantium and the Proto-Renaissance and folk art. Antonina Ivanova was one of the first Mykhailo Boychuk’s students, after her studies in St. Petersburg. Her monumental works, such as The Peasant Family mural, are, in compositional terms, close to those of Diego Rivera. In the 1930s, she was forced to abandon monumentalism because of illness, so she focused on decorative art, including fabric paintings. The work Love belongs to the Boichukist period of the artist