Boris Smirnov-Rusetsky - Pastell "klostergård",
monogramsignerad och daterad -90 (1990)

Ram 89 x 74 cm, Inramad utan glas
Pastell 84 x 68 cm.

pastell i fint skick

Boris Smirnov-Rusetsky (1905 – 1993) was a Soviet painter, member of Amaravella group. (In Sanskrit language Amaravella means immortality sprouts). He was influenced by ideas of Russian cosmism and eastern mysticism.
The creed of Nicholas Roerich was the leading idea for Smirnov-Rusetsky, both for his life and creativity. It helped him to overcome difficulties, and ascend spiritually: «Once upon a time, I expressed my understanding of life ... When we proclaim: Love, Beauty, and Action, we know verily that we pronounce the formula of the international language. This formula, which now belongs to the museum and scene, mast enter the everyday life. The sign of beauty will open all sacred gates. Beneath the sign of beauty, we walk joyfully. With Beauty, we conquer, through Beauty we pray, in Beauty we are united. »
Boris Smirnov-Rusetskiy worked mainly in the pastels but using own distinctive technique. He applied several layers of pastel, fixing each layer of pastel with a weak gelatin solution using an atomizer, there were up to five such layers. This technique added a velvet-like appearance to his works. He paid much attention to the overall color harmony of the picture and its composition, which was especially reflected in his landscape works. Boris Smirnov-Rusetskiy learned from nature the elevated states of consciousness and the diversity of beauty, and most importantly, the ability to see it. «The most important is to clearly see and understand where the Light is and where there is darkness, where art is spiritually elevating, and where is leading to darkness.»