Marina Ryndzyunskaya Explained

Marina Ryndzyunskaya
Native Name:Марина Давыдовна Рындзюнская
Native Name Lang:ru
Birth Date:1877
Birth Place:Petrozavodsk, Karelia
Nationality:Russian
Known For:Sculptor

Marina Davydovna Ryndzyunskaya (Russian: Марина Давыдовна Рындзюнская) (1877-1946) was a Russian Empire, later Soviet, sculptor.

Biography

Ryndzyunskaya was born in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, later moving to Astrakhan with her family.[1] [2] She was a member of the Society of Russian Sculptors beginning in 1926, and the organization held meetings in her studio.[3] In 1927 she participated in an exhibition in Moscow to mark the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, and in 1932 she showed her work at the Venice Biennale.[4] Several of her sculptures are in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery,[2] including a statue of Mamlakat Nakhangova.[4] Her style has been described as reminiscent of the work of Auguste Rodin and Antoine Bourdelle.[5] At her death Ryndzyunskaya bequeathed many of her works to her native city.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Брошюра "Рындзюнская". kgkm.karelia.ru. 30 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Она умела оживить гранит — Интернет-журнал "Лицей". 30 March 2015. 30 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Творческое объединение Общество русских скульпторов. 30 July 2017.
  4. Book: John Milner. A Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Artists, 1420-1970. 1993. Antique Collectors' Club. 978-1-85149-182-7.
  5. Web site: РЫНДЗЮНСКАЯ Марина Давыдовна. lermontov-slovar.ru.