Kharkiv. Monument to Taras Shevchenko / Kнarkiv. Pamiаtnyk T.H. Sнevcнenku
ID:
5265
Updated:
07.04.2025
Name:
Kharkiv. Monument to Taras Shevchenko / Kнarkiv. Pamiаtnyk T.H. Sнevcнenku
Author:
Vladimir Seleznev
Original name:
The country of the work of art:
Date:
1961
Type:
Graphics
Technique of implementation:
Graphics, architectural landscape
Materials:
Paper, linocut
Dimensions:
37,5x51 sm
Special labels, markings, signatures:
Г – 470, КП – 1468
Location of special signs:
On the back on paper
Description:
Vertical composition with a low horizon line. In the center is a snow-covered monument. On a high pedestal is a full-length figure in a ¾ turn to the left of a man with his head tilted down, with a steep forehead, a lush mustache, his right arm bent at the elbow resting on his thigh (Taras Shevchenko). Near the pedestal on low pedestals are several male and female figures identified with the characters of Kobzar's works. In the background are trees. Under the print with a graphite pencil: "Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv", signed by the author. Kharkiv", signed by the author.
On the back in the lower right corner in graphite pencil: "Seleznev V.P. Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv. Kharkiv", reg. 21897 inv. no. 9889. General yellowing of the sheet.
On the back in the lower right corner in graphite pencil: "Seleznev V.P. Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv. Kharkiv", reg. 21897 inv. no. 9889. General yellowing of the sheet.
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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