Konstantin Gorbatov (1876–1945) was a Russian Impressionist artist, a painter, a landscape artist, and a professor of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
The central theme of his creative work was cozy provincial Russian towns with their narrow streets, churches, and harmonious landscapes. His paintings are notable for their expressiveness, airiness, and lightness. The artist’s style is characterized by a mosaic-like brushstroke and a sketch-like quality. Travels are also reflected in K. Gorbatov’s works. In Italy, he experimented with vivid color combinations, complex lines of sight, and composition. Numerous seascapes, mountains, rural buildings, and enchanting views of Venice are filled with picturesque decorativeness and a cheerful ring. K. Gorbatov’s works may be found in many collections, including those of the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, and others.
The postage stamp features K. Gorbatov’s painting The Province (1915, New Jerusalem Museum); the margins of the souvenir sheet provide a portrait of the artist in his studio.
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover “150th Birth Anniversary of K. Gorbatov” includes:
- postal block №3639 “Russian Academy of Arts. 150th Birth Anniversary of K. Gorbatov (1876–1945), an artist, a teacher”;
- FDC with cancellation in Samara “Russian Academy of Arts. 150th Birth Anniversary of K. Gorbatov (1876–1945), an artist, a teacher”;
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