Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin (; 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 The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles and subsequently spread across the British Empire and to the rest of Europe and America. Initiat ...

.Brief biography
@ RusArtNet. Most of his oil paintings are portraits. Outside of Russia, he is perhaps best known for designing the first set of

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s, created by Vasily Zvyozdochkin in 1890.

Biography

Malyutin was born in Moscow to a family of merchants in 1859 and was raised in

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where, in 1870, an exhibition by the

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inspired him to become an artist.Brief biography
@ Russian Paintings. 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". Moscow 05-2012 PertsovaHouse

That same year, he was employed as a designer by the

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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 and became a member of the 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

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, where he was involved in 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 "", 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 to create the "Pertsov House" in Moscow. His architectural designs were basically part of the

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movement, but were also embellished with fantastic folk motifs. From 1903 to 1917, he taught at the MSPSA. During that time, he joined the Peredvizhniki (1913) and was named an "Academician" by the Imperial Academy of Arts (1914). After the 1917 Revolution, he worked as an instructor at the "Higher Artistic and Technical Workshops" known as Vkhutemas ("ВХУТЕМАС"); a school established by

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. He was there until 1923. From 1918 to 1921, he also participated in the creation of the propaganda posters known as " Rosta Windows". In 1922, he was one of the co-founders of the

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, which held its first meeting at his home, and became an advocate for Socialist Realism. He died in Moscow in 1937 at the age of 79.

Selected works

File:Furmanov by Malutin.jpg, Dmitry Furmanov File:Malyutin Sergey Sculptor Studio.jpg, A Sculptor's Studio File:Koschei by Sergey Malyutin.jpg, Koschei, the Deathless File:Sergey Malyutin 09.jpg, Visiting the Neighbours File:Церковь_во_имя_Святого_Духа_(1903-1906)_в_Талашкино.jpg, The Church of the Holy Spirit in Talashkino, 1903–05. File:First matryoshka museum doll open.jpg, The first matryoshka doll set, 1890 — carved by Zvyozdochkin, painted by Malyutin

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External links

Arcadja Auctions: More works by Malyutin.
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Biography

Selected works

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