Anna Razumovskaya is a famous Russian-Canadian artist. Images of beautiful girls became the trademark of her work and won international success. What is the unique style of Razumovskaya, and how did she come to today's recognition?
Artist Biography
Anna is a Russian by birth. The small homeland of the artist is the city of Rostov-on-Don. The early years of Razumovskaya’s life passed there. As a child, Anna dreamed of a career as a fashion designer.
Razumovskaya received a professional art education at Rostov State University. In the process of studying, Anna's interest in painting won over her early desire to become a fashion designer.
After graduating from university in 1991, Razumovskaya traveled to Western Europe and took private lessons in fine art.
Anna chose Canada as her permanent residence. In North America, painting became for the artist not only a way of self-expression, but also a source of income. Over time, Anna Razumovskaya gained recognition in the international art community.
Solo exhibitions of women painters were held in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and North America. Razumovskaya’s works are in collections of private collectors of contemporary art from Europe, America and Asia.
The husband of the artist is an entrepreneur and publisher Yevgeny Korchinsky. Anna's son Ivan was born in 1989. He became an artist and is known in the art world under the name Ivan Alifan.
Characteristic of creativity
Anna Razumovskaya works in various art techniques. She writes oil paintings and creates graphic works with charcoal and watercolors.
The artist’s creativity spans several genres:
- Portrait.
- Genre painting.
- Still life.
Women are key characters in the best works of Razumovskaya. The artist is inspired by the grace and expression of models. She conveys on the canvas the external beauty and emotions of her heroines. In the paintings of Anna Razumovskaya women dance, play music and dream.
The subject painting of the artist is floral still lifes. In Razumovskaya’s paintings, field poppies, lilacs and peonies are composed in lush bouquets. Anna's still lifes attract the attention of viewers to the richness of colors of wildlife.
The work of Razumovskaya continues the tradition of figurative painting of the Renaissance and impressionism of the XIX-XX centuries. The artist recreates realistic images of man and plants on the canvas. Blurred contours, a bright palette and large strokes typical of Razumovskaya’s paintings refer to the “painting of impressions” by Renoir, Monet and Sargent.
Master's career in 2018
Today, Anna Razumovskaya with her husband and son lives in Canada. She continues her career as a painter and is experimenting with the creation of sculptures.
Anna is a regular participant in international painting fairs. In April 2018, Razumovskaya's work was presented at the Art Expo in New York. In May, 1 personal exhibition of Anna was held in Moscow. New paintings by the artist were shown in the gallery of Elena Gromova.
In Canada, Anna is engaged in the art business. She is a co-owner of the Anna Art Gallery and the publisher of the same name. Husband Evgeny Korchinsky is a partner of Razumovsky and director of both enterprises. In the Anna Art gallery you can see and purchase paintings by the artist and her son Ivan Alifan.
The work of Anna Razumovskaya is a modern interpretation of the painting of impressionism. Her works become a confession of the female soul and a hymn to the external beauty of the portrayed girls. Transmitting the characters' movements and emotions in colors, Razumovskaya invites viewers into the world of light, music and dreams.