Lady with Guitar

Constantin Alexeevich Korovin (Russian, 1861-1939) - Lady with Guitar, 1911 (Oil on canvas. Kostroma State Museum) - - At night, by the light of candles and wood burning in the fireplace which made the walls gleam with gold, the room in his paintings would be miraculously transformed. Quite often, with a gesture of his brush, some beautiful, thoughtful lady, often singing to a guitar, would appear in his studio. It was in Okhotino that a new special genre of “nocturne” appeared in the artist’s oeuvre.