#kustodiev

[shosty-we-understand]

Titled “Portrait of Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich as a Child”, this portrait was created by Russian artist and stage designer Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev in 1919, when Shostakovich was around 13 years old.

The back was inscribed To my little friend Mitya (“Mitya” is a nickname for “Dmitri”). In Shostakovich’s hands is a book of music by Chopin, something that likely would have held significance to the budding pianist.

[artist-kustodiev]

Blooming wisteria, 1912, Boris Kustodiev

[klimbims]

Boris Kustodiev, March 14, 1914 | Борис Кустодиев, 14.03.1914 by Olga Via Flickr: Photo by Steinberg Фото: Штейнберг https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/106FV0

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Moscow. Introduction. Picture from the magazine Vampire, 1906, Boris Kustodiev

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Strike, 1906, Boris Kustodiev

Medium: oil,canvas

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In the box, 1909, Boris Kustodiev

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On the Volga, 1922, Boris Kustodiev

Medium: oil,canvas

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The Merchant's Wife at Tea, 1918, Boris Kustodiev

Medium: oil,canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/boris-kustodiev/the-merchant-s-wife-at-tea-1918