Theater is a special kind of art that can be called collective with confidence. In fact, he is not limited only to the stage and the actors. Indeed, the backstage always hides a lot of people of various professions. So, in the topic of today's publication, we will talk about the theater artist Vladimir Dmitriev.
short biography
Over the years, the extremely gifted young painter Dmitriev showed himself more fully and brilliantly as a theater artist. An important role in its formation was played by close communication with people of interest. The formation of Vladimir as an artist was greatly influenced by the outstanding master of his craft - the talented painter K. S. Petrov-Vodkin.
Dmitriev Vladimir Vladimirovich was born in 1900 on July 31 (August 13) in Moscow. From 1916 to 1917 he studied under K.S. Petrova-Vodkina in Petrograd at the art school of E. N. Zvantseva. The learning process was a collective search for "organic" art, which was put higher than personal success. A huge impact on the work of Dmitriev Vladimir Vladimirovich had a joint work with the director V. E. Meyerhold. It was with him that he was engaged in an experimental theater studio in St. Petersburg, and after that, during 1918, he completed a mastery of stage productions. Moreover, I would like to note that Dmitriev was an ardent fan of the director.
First success
A theater artist is a screenwriter who sets up a performance in full. This profession is very multifaceted. The screenwriter is both a decorator and an artist. So, the first success in the biography of Vladimir Dmitriev as a young artist was noted after the play "Dawns", staged by director V.E. Meyerhold based on the play by Emil Verharn. Vivid painting and the acuteness of stage decisions forced to talk about young talent.
The performance was turned into a rally, the actors added news over the past day to the text. In the 20 years of the last century, avant-garde artists planned to change the theater, starting with the methods of production. They preferred bare facts. Of course, the performances of that time were ideological in nature. And against the backdrop of the events of those years, Dmitriev Vladimir Vladimirovich was able to accurately transfer the mood of life of that period in the scenery of the play. So, for example, the scene was turned into a political platform.
A family
Dmitriev was married twice. His first wife suffered a difficult fate: in 1938 she was shot as an “enemy of the people” under article 58. This young beautiful woman was only 34 years old. Elizaveta Isaevna Dolukhanova was born, or as her friends and relatives called her - Veta, on December 21, 1904 in Tiflis, moved to Petrograd and went to study at the State Institute of Art History. In 1929, Elizabeth married Dmitriev, in 1933 the couple had a daughter, Tatyana, whose fate remained unknown. Dolukhanova was called to the NKVD several times and invited her to cooperate. The woman refused, for which she was arrested in 1938, and shot four months later.
Rehabilitated Dolukhanova Elizaveta Isaevna in 1989. She was a talented art critic and is widely known in the literary community. To date, her photo has been preserved. Vladimir Dmitriev married for the second time, actress M.V. Pastukhova became his wife. In this marriage a daughter was born. Anna Dmitrieva became the 18-time champion of the USSR in tennis. After completing her sports career, she becomes a journalist and sports commentator.
Creative way
In the future, the artist’s relationship with the theater did not always develop properly. In those distant and difficult times, Dmitriev was distinguished by his bold views, and for this reason some of his ideas were rejected. This happened with beautiful sketches for the play "Dead Souls" in 1930-1931. The same fate befell the sketches written by the artist for the play "Dowry". But already in the 30s, the performance “Sunday” based on the novel by L. N. Tolstoy in the scenery of Dmitriev was very successful.
This was followed by a series of successful scenes for the performances of “Anna Karenina” by L. N. Tolstoy, “Three Sisters” by A. P. Chekhov, and “Enemies” by M. Gorky. A talented artist used in his work methods of images that are close to realistic. Dmitriev always managed to propose such solutions that would be distinguished by strong figurative expressiveness. Work at the Moscow Art Theater became so successful that officially in 1941 Dmitriev became the main artist of the theater.
Perhaps the creative path of a wonderful and talented theatrical artist of his time would have served art long and devotedly, if the disease had not broken it. The master died at a young age due to a serious illness. At that time he was already 48 years old. But those works that he spent in his 40s spoke of his undisputed talent as a theater artist. These are the scenery for the play “The Last Victim” based on the play by A. N. Ostrovsky, “The Great Sovereign” by V. S. Solovyov and “War and Peace” by L. N. Tolstoy.
Awards
Dmitriev Vladimir Vladimirovich winner of four Stalin Prizes. In 1946, he received the prize twice. In 1948, he also became a laureate and, after his death in 1949, was rewarded posthumously for the fourth time. In 1946, he received the Stalin Prize of the first degree for the design of the play “The Last Victim”, based on the play by A. N. Ostrovsky. In the same year, he receives a second similar award of the first degree for decorating the opera performance "Orleans Maiden" by P. I. Tchaikovsky. In 1948 he was awarded the third Stalin Prize of the first degree for the production of the script “Enemy Force” by A. N. Serov. And in 1949 (May 6, 1948) another second-degree reward was awarded for decorating the opera performance “Sold Bride” after the artist’s death.