Vladimir Davidovich Baranov-Rossiné

Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York

Moscow, The State Tretyakov Gallery and St Petersburg, The State Russian Museum, Baranov-Rossiné, 2002

Exhibition catalogue, Baranov-Rossiné, Moscow: The State Tretyakov Gallery, 2002, p.9, no.4, illustrated
A. Sarabianov, Vladimir Baranov-Rossiné, Moscow, 2002, illustrated p.132

The canvas has been lined. There is a light layer of dirt. There is a small scratch in the top right corner which has resulted in flecks of paint loss. There are fine lines of craquelure. UV light reveals 3 small areas of retouching to the sky, to the top left corner and a few further minor areas of retouching to the edges of the composition. There are two minor infilling to the lower part of the canvas and a few additional minor spots elsewhere. Held in a simple modern white frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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The work was executed circa 1909-1910.

 Landscape with Red Roofs was executed early in the artist's career, not long after his graduation from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. His landscapes from the early 1900s combine the bold colour palette and lubki-inspired thick outlines favoured by The Jack of Diamonds group, as well as French Impressionist techniques, which experiment with volume and planes of color. The critic Vassily Yanchevetsky praised Baranov-Rossiné's canvases during an exhibition in 1909 in St. Petersburg, stating, 'He has an original approach to conveying landscapes, sunsets and simple views...He paints in large...strokes; the pieces of paint are thrown on like a mosaic' ('Vystavka impressionistov,' Rossiya, March 26, 1909, no. 1024).

In Landscape with Red Roofs use of thick impasto and bold brushstrokes contributes to a sense of rhythm and motion, while the red rooftops evoke the landscape of Cézanne's southern France. Subtle fan-like forms of colour emphasize distinction between shadow and light and rich blocks of colour create a dynamic and animated composition.