Moldovan women / Moldovanky
ID:
4241
Updated:
22.01.2025
Name:
Moldovan women / Moldovanky
Author:
Oleksii Shovkunenko
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1936
Type:
Painting
Technique of implementation:
Painting, portrait
Materials:
Canvas, oil
Dimensions:
96x98 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Ж – 834, КП – 2901
Location of special signs:
On the back on canvas or on a stretcher
Description:
The generational image of two young seated women in 3/4 turn on the left with small bouquets of flowers in their left hands, placed on their knees. The head of the seated woman on the left is covered with a burgundy headscarf, the head of the right woman is tied with colourful ribbons that go down to her shoulders. Costumes: national Moldovan costumes: white blouses with embroidered sleeves, dark vests and puffy skirts, belted with wide dark red belts. Jewellery: orange, yellow, white necklaces; coin-shaped necklaces, earrings. The background is a blue-violet sky and greenery in the background. On the reverse: Top right: No. 503 Moldova. 1936 ‘Moldovans’ oil on canvas, size 99 x 100 cm. Conservation and restoration activities in the museum 21-28.11.2019. Hauling the canvas, strengthening the paint layer, local application of restoration primer, tinting, varnishing by the artists of the Kyiv Scientific and Research Centre for Art and Culture.
Circumstances:
It was taken out of the Kherson Art Museum by representatives of the russian federation
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Details of theft
Year of the incident:
2022
Place of the incident:
The Oleksii Shovkunenko Kherson Regional Art Museum
Coordinates (Lat, Lon):
46.62979067231111, 32.609546919505945
Place of last known stay:
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Description of the incident location
It was opened on May 27, 1978, in the former City Hall building, an architectural monument of the early 20th century. As of 2022 (before the robbery), the museum's collection included more than 13 thousand works of art and was one of the most interesting museum collections in Ukraine. It includes works of Ukrainian and foreign painting, graphics, sculpture, and decorative and applied arts. From October 31 to November 4, 2022, the Kherson Art Museum was looted by the russian occupiers, and more than 10,000 of its most valuable exhibits were stolen. The cargo was sent to Crimea, and the works (all or part of them) ended up in the Simferopol Central Museum of Tavrida. It is unknown whether everything is still there.
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