Аннотация: Scandals, recognition, finances, new wife, moving to Russia. A note on chapters 19-27 of the book "Vereshchagin"
Scandals, recognition, finances, new wife, moving to Russia. A note on chapters 19-27 of the book "Vereshchagin"
An attempt to abandon the military theme led Vereshchagin to biblical subjects. And biblical stories - to scandals of religious coloring.
These scandals - as if someone was pushing Vereshchagin's arm.
The scandals with religious overtones in the Catholic countries were followed by a change of theme - Vereshchagin's journeys began along the Russian periphery. He painted portraits of "ordinary" people. In his paintings appeared images of Russian churches.
Oddly enough, scandals were followed by high marks in the foreign press towards Vereshchagin.
And the military theme he didn 't want to continue. And without a military theme, the level of creative energy decreased, financial problems appeared. Perhaps it was necessary to prepare specifically psychologically and organizationally for the results of the decision to abandon the topic of war.
A refusal of the military theme (in the status of an eyewitness) - led to the theme "Napoleon's Invasion of Russia in 1812" - in the status of "historical artist" ...
Apparently, financial difficulties existed and accumulated. Revenues from exhibitions did not fully meet expectations.
After the promise of millions (from business people), Vasily Vereshchagin became involved in showing his collection in US cities. But there were a variety of unforeseen difficulties. Indeed, the exhibition in the United States did not meet the financial expectations of Vereshchagin? Indeed, he partially lost control of the paintings (including those received from Tretyakov), which led to an increase in the duration of the exhibition by a year?
The main problems of the exhibitions: a payback, a loss of control, a potential danger of scandals with a religious context ...
Problems-conflicts related to the organization of the auction in the United States ...
Turgenev died. Turgenev was helping Vasily Vereshchagin to find harmony in the French environment ... Even earlier, the parents of Vereshchagin passed away. In Russia, a new emperor came to power - Alexander the Third (in whose foreign policy a peacefulness dominated).
Vasily Vereshchagin married second time. A new wife - a young woman, pianistess. Allegedly, the previous wife cheated on Vereshchagin [she has committed adultery] (she asked for forgiveness, but relationships weren't restored).
From a new wife a daughter was born.
Judging by the letter from the mother of the second wife, there were no special objections to life in France ...
The first wife, a German, although she spoke (wrote) poorly in Russian, but accompanied the artist on his difficult journeys. About the propensity of the second wife to travel while information is not found. To perform musical works at the exhibition of Vereshchagin, Lidia Andreevskaya arrived in the USA. The attention of the second wife was required for children who appeared in a new family.
Finance? Health? A searching of a new topics? Changes in personal life? Vereshchagin, after 15 years of living in France, decides to sell a house located in a Parisian suburb and to return to Russia. In Russia, he is building a new house. What percentage of those 15 years did he spend on trips (including in Russia)?
A clear, unambiguous motivation for the return of Vereshchagin to Russia, the author of the biography, A.I. Kudrya, (for now) does not offer.
It remains to assume a coincidence of crises - a creative, financial, family, a crisis of a health ...
A some impulse fulfilled, made a sending (a returning) of Vereshchagin from France to Russia... Around 1891 Vereshchagin became a Moscow resident...
Since the sale of a Parisian house, Vereshchagin began a new life - as if losing, at the same time, some exclusive potential ...
Astrologers reserve for a person an opportunity to start living a second life...
May 21, 2020 22:03
Translation from Russian into English: May 22, 2020 07:49.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Скандалы, признание, финансы, новая жена, переезд в Россию. Заметка о главах 19-27 книги 'Верещагин''.