22.11.2010  Egor Tolkunov, paintings

• This exhibition will present paintings by Egor Tolkunov from private collections. The artist’s hometown is Kherson. The Kherson’s Art Museum has a permanent exposition of works by Tolkunov. The artist is known for his portraits, still life and genre paintings. A separate series of paintings is dedicated to visiting of Svyato-Uspensky Pskov-Pechersk Monastery. Tolkunov visits the monastery every year because one of his sons is a monk there. These works reflect personal experience of the artist and a close attachment to this holy place. The artist keeps very strong work discipline. He says: “If I do not work for even one day, I feel sick and regretful about the day spent in vain”. “To work for my own spirit” is the greatest joy of the artist.