Vadim Gulyaev: many-sided personality in art

Abstract

The article is devoted to V.N. Gulyaev (1890–1943), organizer, collector, graphic artist, photographer, who left a bright mark on the history of contemporary fine art in Russia and Uzbekistan. The article analyzes publications and sources of personal origin — the correspondence of the State Art Museum of Altai Krai with the first artists of Altai, shedding light on the personality of Vadim N. Gulyaev and his role in the development of the art in Siberia and Uzbekistan. Information about the stored collection of works by V.N. Gulyaev in the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan and its analysis is given for the first time. The authors note the features of the master's graphic works — landscapes and portraits: their motives, composition, technique, colouring. The article touches upon some processes in the formation of the Soviet artistic culture of 1920–1930 in Russia and Uzbekistan.