Born 1893, Petrovsk (now Saratov district) - Died 1938, Karaganda
Painter, graphic artist, book illustrator and theatre designer
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Paintings
Lamp. 1920.
Pencil on paper. 25.9x24.5 cm.
Ludwig Museum, Cologne.
A Woman with a Triangle. 1926.
Pencil on paper, 49.2x32 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
A Woman by the Table. 1926.
Watercolor, pencil on paper. 21.4x17 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
Composition. 1928.
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 24x17 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
The Barents Sea. Ships in the Bay. 1928.
Gouache, tempera on paper, 31x51.5 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Three Figures. (Calvary). 1928.
Gouache and watercolor on paper, 33x34 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Self Portrait. 1932.
Gouache on paper, 20x17 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
A Woman with a Child. 1933.
Gouache on paper, 29.4x22 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
A Woman with a child. 1933.
Gouache on paper, 29.4x22 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
A Barrel. 1933.
Gouache on paper, 29.3x22 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
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A Man in a Wadded Coat. 1933.
Gouache on paper, 24x17 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
A Man with a Basket. 1933.
Gouache on paper, 26x22.2 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
Fisherman with a Basket. 1933.
Gouache and whitening on paper, 29.3x22.1 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
A Pot and a Wine Glass. 1934.
Gouache on paper, 12x16 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
A Glass and an Apple. 1934.
Black watercolor on paper, 14.5x21 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
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A Pot, a Jug and a Wineglass. 1934.
Gouache on paper, 11x18 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1973 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
A Wineglass and a Jug. 1934.
Gouache on paper, 12.7x17.9 cm.
Private collection.
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Illustrations
Cover for the Book of Fables "Pionery" (Pioneers) by Walt Whitman. 1918. Publishing house "Segodnia" (Today), Petrograd.
Linocut colored with watercolor. 19x14.7 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Cock. 1918. Illustration for the poetry book by N.Vengherov. Publishing house of artel "Segodnia" (Today), Petrograd.
Linocut colored with watercolor.
Cover for "Mystery Buff" by V.Mayakovsky.1918. Sketch. (No edition).
Watercolor on paper.
Zaichik (Bunny). 1923. Illustration for the fairy-tale book. Publishing house of S.Ya.Streich, Petrograd.
Colored linocut.
Cover for the Book "Top-top-top" (a marching sound) by Nikolai Aseyev. 1925. Publishing house GIZ ( The State Publisher), Leningrad.
Watercolor on paper.
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Illustration for the Book "Top-top-top" (a marching sound) by Nikolai Aseyev. 1925. Publishing house GIZ ( The State Publisher), Leningrad.
Watercolor on paper.
Illustration for the Book "Top-top-top" (a marching sound) by Nikolai Aseyev. 1925. Publishing house GIZ ( The State Publisher), Leningrad.
Watercolor on paper.
Cover for the Book "10 Fokusov Chudodeyeva" (The 10 tricks of Chudodeyev) by M. Ilyin. 1927. Publishing house GIZ ( The State Publisher), Moscow - Leningrad.
Watercolor on paper.
Illustration for the book "Krasnosheika" by Nikolai Aseyev. 1927. Publishing house GIZ (The State Publisher), Moscow - Leningrad.
"Kot Pamfil" (Pamphil the Cat). 1928. Sketch for cover of the book (no published).
Watercolor on paper.
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Cover for the Book "Rybaki" (Fishermen) by Alexandr Vvedensky. 1929. Publishing house GIZ (The State Publisher), Leningrad.
Gouache on paper.
Fish. 1929. Sketch of the Cover for the Book "Rybaki" (Fishermen) by Alexandr Vvedensky.
Gouache on paper. 24.5x13.5 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Cover for the Fable "Martyshka i Ochki" (The Monkey and the Spectacles) by I.A.Krylov. 1929. Publishing house GIZ ( The State Publisher), Leningrad.
Watercolor and gouache on paper.
Illustration for the Book "Poyezd" (The Train) by Evgeny Shwartz. 1929.
Watercolor on paper.
Cover for the Book "Ivan Ivanych Samovar" by Daniil Kharms. 1930. Publishing house GIZ (The State Publisher), Leningrad.
Watercolor on paper.
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Illustration for the Book "Ivan Ivanych Samovar" by Daniil Kharms. 1930. Publishing house GIZ (The State Publisher), Leningrad.
Watercolor on paper. Double spread.
Illustration for the book "Reineke the Fox" by I.Goethe. 1930. (Not published).
Paper, color lithography, 29.6x22.2 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. 1933-1934. Illustration (not published).
Tempera on paper, 43.3x31.8 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the Boat. 1933-1934. Illustration (not published).
Gouache on paper, 44.2x29.3 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Lucretius Pointing at the Sun. 1934. Composition based on Lucretius's "Dererum Natura".
Tempera and pencil on paper, 31.9x21.5.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Theatre
Decor sketch for the Festival in Vitebsk. 1920.
Watercolor, Indian ink on paper, 13.5x20.7 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Decor sketch for the Festival in Vitebsk. Suprematism Structure. 1920.
Gouache, pencil on paper, 20.8x11.1 cm.
The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
Decor sketch for the Festival in Vitebsk. Suprematism Structure. 1920.
Watercolor, Indian ink on paper, 20.5x11.4 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
Decor sketch for the Festival in Vitebsk. 1920.
Gouache, pencil on paper, 17.4x11.4 cm.
Private collection.
Decor sketch for the Festival in Vitebsk. Suprematism Structure. 1920.
Gouache, pencil on paper, 20.7x11 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
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Facade sketch for the Festival. Suprematism Structure. 1920.
Pencil on paper, 27.4x16.7 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg. Received in 1974 from T.B.Kazanskaya.
Decor Sketch for Opera "Victory over the Sun" by M.Matiushin, 2nd act. 1920. Staged by UNOVIS group, Vitebsk.
Woodcut, 27.5x35 cm.
Private collection.
Decor Sketch for Opera "Victory over the Sun" by M.Matiushin. 1920. Staged by UNOVIS group, Vitebsk.
Colored linocut, 13.3x11.1 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Costume Sketch for Opera "Victory over the Sun" by M.Matiushin. 1920. Staged by UNOVIS group, Vitebsk.
Colored linocut, 13.7x7.9 cm.
The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
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Biography:
Vera Ermolayeva has studied at the private studio of M.Bernstein (1911-1914) in St. Petersburg.
During the years of studying she has visited France, Switzerland and England.
She has graduated the Petrograd Archeological Institute (1917).
Ermolayeva was a member of the Union of Youth, from 1918, a member of Petrograd Collegiate of the IZO Narcompros Section (Fine Arts Section of the People’s Commissariat for Education of the Russian Republic), and from 1920, a member of UNOVIS (the Affirmers of the New Art).
The artist has taken part in exhibitions of UNOVIS in Moscow (1920-1921).
In 1918 she has organized the artel of painters “Segodnia” (Today).
Ermolayeva has worked in the Petrograd Museum of the City, now the Museum of History of St.Petersburg (1918-1919).
She was sent on a mission by the Section IZO Narcompros (1919) to Vitebsk. Was rector of Vitebsk Institute of Practical Arts (1919-1923).
The artist has headed the Laboratory of Color (1923-1926) in Institute of Art Culture (INKhUK).
From 1925 Ermolayeva has worked as children book illustrator.
At the end of 1930s, the Art of Avant-guard was frequently severely and unjustly criticized and maliciously attacked by the official press. After the satirical illustration for “Reineke-Fox” was published (1934), Ermolayeva was arrested along with a group of artists, and condemned to 5 years of penal servitude in Kazakhstan. Vera Ermolayeva has walked with the aid of crutches, her legs have been paralyzed since childhood. She never returned from the camp, where even the majority of healthy people perished or were crippled for life.