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18 November 2014 to 8 February 2015<\/span><\/div>\n

The artistic reputation of Elena Polenova (1850-1898), the younger sister of one of the most famous Russian artist Vasily Polenov, has remained little known for much of the 20th century.\u00a0 However, in recent years her legacy has begun to attract more attention.\u00a0 A large exhibition of Polenova\u2019s works took place in Moscow in 2011\/12, the first since 1903. Examples of her work have been included in more broadly-themed exhibitions outside Russia; however, there has been no exhibition devoted solely to her art.<\/p>\n

Elena Polenova was a leading figure in the Russian craft revival which began at the estate of Abramtsevo, just north of Moscow during the 1880\u2019s.\u00a0 She took traditional folk patterns and developed them into fashionable designs for hand-made wooden furniture which was produced by rural people and then sold in fashionable Moscow boutiques.\u00a0 She was also a talented watercolourist, textile designer and illustrator of children\u2019s fairy-tales. Her vision of traditional Russian folk culture was of seminal importance in the export of Russian culture to the West, and also the development of early Modernism.<\/p>\n

Drawing on the world\u2019s greatest collection of Polenova\u2019s work – The Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov State Memorial History, Art and Natural Museum Reserve in the Tula region of Russia, near Moscow \u2013 this will be the first Polenova exhibition in Europe. It will offer an extensive view of the artist\u2019s career, showcasing her production in a wide range of media, including paintings, furniture, ceramics and a selection of rarely seen works on paper (including fairy-tales illustrations).<\/p>\n

This exhibition is curated by Dr Natalia Murray (The Courtauld Institute of Art).<\/p>\n

This project also marks the Watts Gallery\u2019s contribution to the UK-Russia Year of cultural exchange and collaboration.<\/p>\n

For more information on the exhibition and visiting Watts Gallery, please see:\u00a0http:\/\/www.wattsgallery.org.uk\/exhibition\/gallery-exhibition\/2014\/05\/06\/coming-soon-russian-fairytale-art-and-craft-elena-polenova<\/a><\/p>\n

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Watts Gallery 18 November 2014 to 8 February 2015 The artistic reputation of Elena Polenova (1850-1898), the younger sister of one of the most famous Russian artist Vasily Polenov, has remained little known for much of the 20th century.\u00a0 However, in recent years her legacy has begun to attract more attention.\u00a0 A large exhibition of…<\/p>\n

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