Fiala Collection

The Ploughman (Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy at the Plough), 1887, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
The Ploughman (Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy at the Plough), 1887, (1965). Portrait of Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) as a ploughman. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Accompanying the dead, 1865, (1965). Creator: Vasily Perov
Accompanying the dead, 1865, (1965). A Russian family transporting a coffin through the snow on a sledge. Painting, also known as Seeing off the Dead, or Last Journey, in the State Tretyakov Gallery

The Child Bartholomews Dream, 1889-1890, (1965). Creator: Mikhail Nesterov
The Child Bartholomews Dream, 1889-1890, (1965). Scene depicting an episode from the life of the Venerable St Sergius of Radonezh (c1321-1391), baptised Bartholomew (or Varfolomei)

Detail of the Zaporozhets writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan, 1880-1890, (1965). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey

The Unequal Marriage, 1862, (1965). Creator: Vasily Pukirev
The Unequal Marriage, 1862, (1965). A Russian orthodox priest marries a young bride to a much older man in what is probably an arranged marriage

Inconsolable Sorrow, 1884, (1965). Creator: Ivan Kramskoy
Inconsolable Sorrow, 1884, (1965). A bereaved woman dressed in black, stands next to a wreath. A white garment, possibly a christening robe, suggests she has lost a child

The Meeting, 1871, (1965). Creator: Pavel Osipovic Kovalevskij
The Meeting, 1871, (1965). Two troikas pass each other in a snowy Russian landscape. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Italian Noon (Italian Girl picking Grapes), 1827, (1965). Creator: Karl Briullov
Italian Noon (Italian Girl picking Grapes), 1827, (1965). Painting, also known as An Italian Midday, in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Visiting the Diocese, 1885, (1965). Creator: Pavel Osipovic Kovalevskij
Visiting the Diocese, 1885, (1965). Russian peasants doff their caps and make way for a coach drawn by six horses. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Boyar Morozova, 1887, (1965). Creator: Vasily Surikov
The Boyar Morozova, 1887, (1965). Detail showing distraught worshippers, from a painting depicting Feodosia Morozovas arrest by the Nikonians in 1671

A light sectional boat was constructed, pub. London 1907 (b / w photo)
955567 A light sectional boat was constructed, pub. London 1907 (b/w photo) by Fiala, Anthony (1869-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Anthon Fiala)

Portrait of William Champ, commander of the Ziegler Relief Expedition 1904-1905, pub. London 1907 (litho)
955571 Portrait of William Champ, commander of the Ziegler Relief Expedition 1904-1905, pub. London 1907 (litho) by Fiala, Anthony (1869-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Anthon Fiala)

A blanket of think, damp, arctic fog obscuring the vison, pub. London, 1907 (litho)
955572 A blanket of think, damp, arctic fog obscuring the vison, pub. London, 1907 (litho) by Fiala, Anthony (1869-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Anthony Fiala)

The Ship Was in Her Death Agony, pub. London 1907 (colour litho)
955573 The Ship Was in Her Death Agony, pub. London 1907 (colour litho) by Fiala, Anthony (1869-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Anthony Fiala)

Gaydamak, 1902, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Gaydamak, 1902, (1965). From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

Choosing the Tsars Bride, 1884, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Choosing the Tsars Bride, 1884, (1965). Gathering of Russian women. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

The Game of Cards, late 19th-early 20th century, (1965). Creator: Vladimir Makovsky
The Game of Cards, late 19th-early 20th century, (1965). From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, 1875, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, 1875, (1965). Buddhist monastery at Hemis in the north of India, dating back before the 11th century. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

After a Storm, 1879, (1965). Creator: Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
After a Storm, 1879, (1965). Russian countryside with intensely lit landscape against dark skies. Painting, also known as After the Rain, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Kirghiz yourta by the River Chu, 1869-1870, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
Kirghiz yourta by the River Chu, 1869-1870, (1965). Yurts (or gers) in Central Asia. Painting, also known as Kirghiz Tents on the River Chu, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Night in the Ukraine, 1876, (1965). Creator: Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
Night in the Ukraine, 1876, (1965). Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

Off to the War, 1880, (1965). Creator: Konstantin Savitsky
Off to the War, 1880, (1965). Russian soldiers going off to fight - dramatic scene at a station as young men leave behind their loved ones

Ofena, the Shop-keeper, 1865, (1965). Creator: Nikolay Koshelev
Ofena, the Shop-keeper, 1865, (1965). Russian peasants in a shop. A calf nibbles the dress of a small girl. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

By the Eriklik Fountains in the Crimea, 1873, (1965). Creator: Fyodor Vasil yev
By the Eriklik Fountains in the Crimea, 1873, (1965). Sketch for a painting of the same title in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Summer Evening, 1878, (1965). Creator: Aleksandr Ivanovic Morozov
Summer Evening, 1878, (1965). A man relaxes in the shade of a tree. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

Oak Trees at Eventide, 1887, (1965). Creator: Ivan Shishkin
Oak Trees at Eventide, 1887, (1965). Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

The Governess arrives at the Merchants House, 1866, (1965). Creator: Vasily Perov
The Governess arrives at the Merchants House, 1866, (1965). A young woman, her head bowed, stands before her new employer, a portly businessman in a velvet robe

Princess Tarakanova in the Petropavlovsk Fortress at the Time of the Flood, 1863, (1965). Elizabeth Tarakanova (c1745-1775) was a pretender to the Russian throne

The Foster-Child, 1867, (1965). Creator: Nikolay Nevryov
The Foster-Child, 1867, (1965). People gathered around a carpet-covered table, in an air of tension. Painting, also known as A Ward, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Majors Courtship, or He Improves his Situation, 1848, (1965). A merchants daughter, wearing an elaborate flounced and layered dress, prepares to meet the major waiting in the next room

An Aristocrat Takes Breakfast, or Silk on His Stomach and Nothing Inside, 1849-1850, (1965). A young man in a silk dressing gown hurries to cover a meagre slice of bread with a book

Sketch for the picture Christ appears to the Multitude, c1830s, (1965)
Sketch for the picture " Christ appears to the Multitude", c1830s, (1965). A study for a larger work, known as The Apparition of Christ to the People (The Apparition of the Messiah)

In the Aricci Park, 1830s, (1965). Creator: Aleksandr Ivanov
In the Aricci Park, 1830s, (1965). Italian landscape: the Park at Ariccia near Rome. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

View of Naples from the Road to Pozzuoli, c1830s, (1965). Creator: Aleksandr Ivanov
View of Naples from the Road to Pozzuoli, c1830s, (1965). Italian landscape with smoke issuing from Mount Vesuvius in the distance

Petrograd at the Time of Peter I, c1900, (1965). Creator: Yevgeny Lansere
Petrograd at the Time of Peter I, c1900, (1965). Rowing boat on the choppy waters of the River Neva. Painting, also known as St

The Horsewoman, 1832, (1965). Creator: Karl Briullov
The Horsewoman, 1832, (1965). Portrait of Giovanna Pacini, foster-child of Countess J.P. Samoylova, a friend of the painters

Portrait of General Vasili Alexeyevich Perovsky, 1836, (1965). Creator: Karl Briullov
Portrait of General Vasili Alexeyevich Perovsky, 1836, (1965). Imperial Russian general and statesman Count Vasily Alekseevich Perovsky (1794-1857). Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Siverko, 1890, (1965). Creator: Il ya Ostroukhov
Siverko, 1890, (1965). View of the bend of a river on a summer day with rain clouds. Siverko means a cold north wind. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Portrait of Mme Golovina, 1896, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Portrait of Mme Golovina, 1896, (1965). Russian aristocrat Countess Natalia Golovina. Painting in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Prince Kochubeys Study, 1831-1834, (1965). Creator: Aleksey Venetsianov
Prince Kochubeys Study, 1831-1834, (1965). Portrait of the Russian State Chancellor of Internal Affairs, Prince Victor Pavlovich Kochubey (1768-1834), in his study

Portrait of the Wife of Obraztsov, the Merchant from Rshev, 1830s?, (1965). Creator
Portrait of the Wife of Obraztsov, the Merchant from Rshev, 1830s?, (1965). Russian woman wearing a richly embroidered dress, cap embellished with pearls, and a pearl necklace

The Warriors, 1898, (1965). Creator: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
The Warriors, 1898, (1965). Bogatyrs, characters in medieval East Slavic legends, similar to a knight-errant: Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets, Alyosha Popovich

The Arrest of a Propagandist, 1880-1889, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
The Arrest of a Propagandist, 1880-1889, (1965). A man is held as officials go through his documents. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Portrait of Surgeon Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, 1881, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Portrait of Surgeon Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, 1881, (1965). Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881) was a prominent Russian scientist and doctor, and is considered to be the founder of field surgery

In the Ploughed Field. Spring, 1820s, (1965). Creator: Aleksey Venetsianov
In the Ploughed Field. Spring, 1820s, (1965). Rural scene: a Russian peasant woman uses ponies to pull an agricultural implement as she watches her infant

Sorrento, 1828, (1965). Creator: Sil vestr Shchedrin
Sorrento, 1828, (1965). Men fishing off rocks in the south of Italy. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

Washerwomen, 1901, (1965). Creator: Abram Arkhipov
Washerwomen, 1901, (1965). Painting, also known as The Laundresses, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala

Family Portrait, 1830, (1965). Creator: Fyodor Tolstoy
Family Portrait, 1830, (1965). A group of people around a table, with a landscape painting above them. The man holds a classical figurine, and there is a sculpture in the next room

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"Fiala: A Glimpse into Russian Art and Historical Moments" Step into the world of Fiala, a collection that takes us on a journey through Russian art and historical moments. From Mikhail Nesterov's "The Child Bartholomews Dream" to Vasily Perov's "Accompanying the Dead, " each piece tells a unique story. In Ivan Kramskoy's "Inconsolable Sorrow, " we witness the depths of human emotion, while Il ya Repin captures Leo Tolstoy at work in his masterpiece "The Ploughman. " These paintings transport us to different eras, allowing us to experience the rich tapestry of Russian history. Pavel Osipovic Kovalevskij brings us two captivating works - "The Meeting" and "Visiting the Diocese" - showcasing intimate moments between individuals. Meanwhile, Vasily Surikov's powerful portrayal of "The Boyar Morozova" reminds us of the strength and resilience found within women throughout history. As we delve deeper into this collection, we encounter snapshots from expeditions like William Champ's Ziegler Relief Expedition in 1904-1905. The black-and-white photograph titled "A Light Sectional Boat Was Constructed" transports us to an era filled with exploration and adventure. But it is not just visual art that captivates our attention; lithographs like "Portrait of William Champ" provide glimpses into real-life figures who shaped history. And in another lithograph titled "A Blanket of Thick, Damp Arctic Fog Obscuring Vision, " we feel the harshness and challenges faced by those exploring remote regions. Fiala offers a diverse range of artworks that invite contemplation about Russia's past. Each piece serves as a window into significant events or emotions experienced by its creators. Through these masterpieces, we can connect with both historical narratives and universal human experiences.