*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING *** * TITLE: "Portrait of Shevchenko" * ARTISTS: Yarema Oleksandrovych Otryshko * SIZE: 66x48 cm/'25.98x18.89 inches' * MEDIUM: oil, cardboard * HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection * CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product
About the artist: Otryshko Yarema Oleksandrovych was born in 1840 in the village of Velyki Budky, Khmeliv Volost, Romen District, Poltava Governorate, now Romen District, Sumy Region, in a Cossack family. In 1913, Yarema Otryshko went to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra to study icon painting.
lived in Romny, where he taught drawing in a real school. The artist painted a number of Romanesque churches. He painted murals in the Alexander Nevsky Church in Romny (1890-1891). He painted icons for churches in the city of Romny, the villages of Pustovijtivka, Vovkivtsi, and Korzhi.
Yarema Oleksandrovych created portraits and landscapes. Otryshko Yarema wrote "The Roman Madonna" (1911), "The Apparition of the Mother of God in the August Woods" (1914). The artist's paintings are defined by a well-thought-out composition, professional modeling, clear rhythm of lines and rich color. Yarema Otryshka's portraits are full of the natural dignity of people.
Writings: 1900-1910 — "Old Village" 1911 - "Romanian Madonna" 1900-1915 — "Rural Farm" 1919 - "Summer landscape" 1890-1900 - "Portrait of a girl in a Ukrainian costume" 1895 — portrait of Romain burgher, gardener V. A. Vinnichenko 1915 — portrait of I. I. Reitblat
The works of Otryshko Yarema Oleksandrovych were exhibited at local exhibitions in the city of Romny (1884, 1899 — bronze medal). The creative heritage of Yarema Oleksandrovych is presented in the Rome Museum of Local Lore, the Lebedyn Museum and the Sumy Art Museum
