„Novosti“ newspaper

„Novosti“ newspaper

Serbia. January 23rd 2022

Culture

J.J.Baljak

„THE BRILLIANCE OF RUSSIAN PAINTERS“ IN VRSAC: Collector Vladimir Peshich is exhibiting for the first time in Serbia

In the City Museum Vrsac, on Saturday, a significant exhibition „The Brilliance of Russian Painters“, dedicated to “white” Russians who created on Serbian territory between the two wars, was opened.

– I have chosen Vrsac for the first exhibition because I have roots in this city and because one of the most famous Russian artists, whom I personally appreciate very much, from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, Nikolai Dmitrievich Kuznetsov, created there – explained Peshich.

He was preparing this exhibition for ten years, because he wanted to collect enough suitable paintings, since his idea was to present as many Russian painters who created in Banat as possible. Apart from Kuznetsov, there are also works by Vladimir Pavlovic Zelinski, who lived in the Russian Village near Kikinda, and Alexander Ivanovich Lazhechnikov from Zrenjanin, as well as seven other artists from other parts of this area, among whom the most significant is Stepan Fyodorovich Kolesnikov.

The exhibition was opened by Nikola Kusovac, retired museum advisor, who on that occasion reminded of the importance of “white” Russians in the development of Serbian culture and other spheres of life, and then assessed that Peshich with his actions took over the role of a specialized museum and gallery institution.

– Everything that Peshich is doing, without anyone’s help, should be a good guideline for our country, i.e. its institutions for the protection of cultural and artistic heritage. Guided by the immeasurable love and according to his own financial possibilities, he created a significant and special collection in all respects. This exhibition in Vrsac actually testifies in the best way about the nature and achievements of that collection – said Kusovac.

The exhibition will be open until February 27.

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