Sergey Malyutin
| Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin | |
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Self-portrait (1918)
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| Native name | Сергей Васильевич Малютин |
| Born |
October 4, 1859 Moscow, Russia |
| Died | December 6, 1937 (aged 78) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Known for | Painting, architecture |
| Notable work | Bubushka Dolls |
| Movement | Arts and Crafts |
Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Малютин; 4 October 1859 - 6 December 1937) was a Russian painter of fine crafts, (scenic) designer, illustrator and architect; initially associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement. Most of his oil paintings are portraits. Outside of Russia, he is perhaps best known for designing the first set of Matryoshka dolls, created by Vasily Zvyozdochkin in 1890.
Malyutin was born in Moscow to a family of merchants in 1859 and was raised in Voronezh where, in 1870, an exhibition by the Peredvizhniki inspired him to become an artist. From 1883 to 1886, he attended the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (MSPSA), where he studied with Illarion Pryanishnikov and Vladimir Makovsky. Upon graduating, he was awarded a silver medal. In 1890, he was named a "Free Artist".
That same year, he was employed as a designer by the Private Opera of Savva Mamontov and, over the following decade and a half, would create sets for numerous operas and ballets, including the Nutcracker at the Mariinsky Theater. From 1891 to 1893, he was an instructor at the Elizabethan Institute and became a member of the Moscow Art Society in 1896. During this time, he also created illustrations for the works of Pushkin and some Russian folk tales.
In 1900, he went to the art colony in Talashkino, near Smolensk, where he was involved with the ceramic and carving workshops of Princess Maria Tenisheva and joined the movement known as "Mir Iskusstva". While there, he designed a building for the school library (named "Teremok", after a Russian folktale) and decorated the theater. He remained there until 1903. His designs for a church were later realized by the architect Vladimir Suslov. Later, he would work with Nikolai Zhukov to create the "Pertsov House" in Moscow. His architectural designs were basically part of the Russian Revival movement, but were also embellished with fantastic folk motifs.
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