‘First major display of Russian fine art’ opens on Friday

Children Running from a Thunderstorm by Makovsky

The exhibition “Masterpieces of Russian Art from the State Tretyakov Gallery” will be inaugurated on Friday at 6:30p.m. at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM). The exhibition features a total of 70 oil paintings and sculptures collected by the State Tretyakov Gallery from the end of the 18th century to the present.

With more than 180,000 works, the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is an art museum that houses the largest collection of Russian paintings in the world. This exhibition in Macau includes masterpieces by celebrated artists of “The Wanderers” and works by Russian artists depicting the folk culture, natural landscapes and portraits of Russian celebrities. According to a press release issued yesterday by MAM, the event will be “the first major display of Russian fine art in Macau.”

“The exhibition presents the major artistic styles and trends of Russia from the end of the 18th century to the mid-
20th century through different exhibits, reflecting the unique features of Russian art from different perspectives as well as the living habits and traits of Russians in the past 200 years. All works are from famous artists such as I.N. Kramskoi, I.Y. Repin, I.I. Shishkin, and V.Y. Makovsky, among others, allowing the public to get close with firsthand originals by Russian arts masters,” MAM stated.  

The exhibition is jointly organized by the Macao Museum of Art, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Russia-China Foundation of Developing Culture, Education and Science the Macau Artists Society and the Macao Daily. The exhibition runs until April 22.

Free commemorative tickets with particular value for collectors will be distributed on a first come, first served basis at the reception on the 1st floor of MAM from 6 p.m. at the opening ceremony.