Russian life in Vladimir Lyubarov's paintings
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Russian life in Vladimir Lyubarov’s paintings

Russian life in Vladimir Lyubarov's paintings
Village party. Russian life in Vladimir Lyubarov’s paintings

Russian life in Vladimir Lyubarov’s paintings
Born on 4 September 1944 in Moscow, Russian artist Vladimir Lyubarov worked as an illustrator of books. From 1969 to 1990, Lyubarov illustrated more than a hundred books by authors like Rudolf Erich Raspe, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Voltaire, Jules Verne, Edgar Allan Poe, Stanislaw Lem, Nikolai Gogol, and the Strugatsky brothers. Meanwhile, one day he decided to leave his urban life and move to the village of Peremilovo. So, he settled in a village and began creating simple prints that depicted the lives of his neighbors. According to some art critics, in this series Lyubarov continued the tradition of the lubok, a Russian print that was popular some 300 years earlier. However, he creatively rethought it, adding contemporary content, and lightly tinted it with postmodern irony.

Russian life in Vladimir Lyubarov's paintings
Singing a song. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov

Russian life in Vladimir Lyubarov’s paintings

Meeting with a mermaid. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Meeting with a mermaid. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Witnesses. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Last news. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
The yard of my childhood. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
The yard of my childhood. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Ballerina. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Delirium tremens. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
From the shopping. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Morning exercises. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Doves. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Windy day. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Skating. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Meeting in winter. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Carrying angel. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Sleeping. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Caring for a dog. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Ballerina. Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov
Cheers! Russian life in paintings by Vladimir Lyubarov

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