SWAN LAKE - PALETTE KNIFE Oil Painting On Canvas By Leonid Afremov

We would like to present hand painted oil on canvas painting (recreation) of Afremov's artwork mentioned in the title. This art piece made by Leonid Afremov Studio with the same amount of soul and emotion just like the first original painting. The piece is created with oil paint on artistic canvas using Afremov's unique technique of a palette knife. The artwork has a lot of texture, you can feel the strokes by touching this painting. By purchasing on our site, you are buying directly from Leonid Afremov Studio. We guarantee your satisfaction and the best customer experience.

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about this painting:

Swan Lake

More graceful than a swan

What work do we think about first of all when we watch ballet? Of course, this is Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the famous Russian composer and Leonid Afremov depicted a ballerina dancing this beautiful dance – the classic of the Russian ballet –in his painting. Despite the fact that Italy is considered to be the birthplace of ballet, it is in Russia where this dance came off with the most flying colours and it is not surprising that Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created the most famous ballet performance – Swan Lake and in his painting the artist Leonid Afremov depicted a ballerina in one of the most recognizable poses of this dance – of course, the most obvious  the body of the girl can be compared with is a swan –her raised arms resemble two wings of a soaring bird. The impression of airiness is complemented by the raised leg. With her whole body, the girl is striving upward — into the sky like a swan that is bored and feels lonely on the Earth. He does not feel here such freedom as in the sky where nothing will interfere with his flights.

The deathless performance

Of course, Swan Lake can be attributed to the classics of ballet and in order to interest you even more with this amazing dance, with this amazing art form, we offer you some interesting facts about the ballet Swan Lake:

1. The ballet premiere took place on March 4, 1877; it was staged n the legendary Bolshoi Theater. The high society only could afford tickets at that time.
2. At first, the performance was rather coldly received by both viewers and critics. They found the music of Tchaikovsky too boring and incomprehensible.
3. Italian ballet dancer Pierina Legnani is considered the best performer of the role of Princess Odette. She danced her party with special grace and clarity, performing 32 fouettes. Her first performance of this role took place at the Mariinsky Theater.
4. Ballet was performed on many stages of the world, but the Bolshoi Theater is considered the main stage.

It seems to us that with the help of his paintings, Leonid Afremov manages to popularize ballet and looking at this art more and more people become fans of this graceful and elegant art – ballet! But if you buy this picture, only one glance will be enough for you to fully feel the mood of this dance.

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