The collection

The works

Paintings, watercolours and drawings by Alexei Matrossov. Each work with its caption and its story.

Artist's Studio
Black ballpoint sketch

"Artist's Studio"

Black ballpoint sketch · 45 x 36 cm · 1968
A pen imprint born from the emotion of study. A fine, precise, sensitive line that redraws the contours of memory and captures the soul of the studio in its purest truth.
Blue Autumn
Oil on cardboard

"Blue Autumn"

Oil on cardboard · 39 x 29 cm · 2015
Blazing foliage settles into the hollow of a vase, setting a deep azure backdrop aflame. Behind these bursts of autumn, the window — closed and slightly abstract — appears like a suspended passage, where daylight converses with the blue melancholy of the home.
Self-Portrait
Black ballpoint sketch

"Self-Portrait"

Black ballpoint sketch · 36 x 43,5 cm · 1964
The dawn of an artist's destiny caught at the tip of a pen. This ballpoint self-portrait, drawn during my first year at the Stroganov school, captures a student's first gaze upon himself.
Sunset on the Volga
Watercolour on paper

"Sunset on the Volga"

Watercolour on paper · 21 x 30 cm · 2009
A kindred echo, born on the banks of the Volga. Between water and sky, this work captures the soul of the dacha and the poetry of a landscape flowing through memory.
Herons
Watercolour on paper

"Herons"

Watercolour on paper · 24 x 32 cm · 2009
A work woven from memories, where time has left its mark. The birds only arrived later, like a breath of life added at the last moment to the finished painting.
Thaw
Watercolour on paper

"Thaw"

Watercolour on paper · 21 x 30 cm · 1993
A fragment of intimacy, a scrap of memory. This image captures the essence of a home, the echo of a familiar atmosphere where the association of ideas creates nostalgia.
Woman with a Glass of Wine
Oil on cardboard

"Woman with a Glass of Wine"

Oil on cardboard · 32 x 23 cm · 2017
For this series of three figures, the artist surrendered to the adventure of expressionism. An experiment in pure spontaneity where the brush outruns intention: he would begin without a safety net, letting his craft guide the gesture towards the surprise of the result. Where experience meets the unpredictable.
Gypsy Woman
Oil on cardboard

"Gypsy Woman"

Oil on cardboard · 29 x 19 cm · 2016
For this series of three figures, the artist surrendered to the adventure of expressionism. An experiment in pure spontaneity where the brush outruns intention: he would begin without a safety net, letting his craft guide the gesture towards the surprise of the result. Where experience meets the unpredictable.
The Breath of Forms
Oil on cardboard

"The Breath of Forms"

Oil on cardboard · 30 x 40 cm · 1999
In this still life, the rigour of drawing meets the freedom of the background. The roses, delicately realistic, converse with a more shifting, almost abstract space. A fragile balance between mastery and letting go, where reality turns into pictorial poetry.
Blue Phlox
Oil on cardboard

"Blue Phlox"

Oil on cardboard · 40 x 35 cm · 2000
In this work titled “Blue Phlox”, reality fades to make way for pure sensation. Textured brushstrokes and vibrant shades of blue capture the very essence of the flowers, turning a simple bouquet into an intense visual experience. A magnificent testament to the artist's maturity.
Sweet Peas
Acrylic on paper

"Sweet Peas"

Acrylic on paper · 21 x 30 cm · 2000
The shape of the sweet pea is complex — far more so than a lily or a rose. After a thorough study to grasp its every curve, here is the result of a challenge met with pride.
Portrait of Salvador Allende
Etching

"Portrait of Salvador Allende"

Etching · 31,5 x 24 cm · 1964
Inspired by the breath of history and the shock of the coup in Chile, this portrait transforms Salvador Allende into a heroic figure. A work born of imagination, where political reality is draped in the nobility of myth.
Tsar
oil on cardboard

"Tsar"

oil on cardboard · 31 x 22 cm · 2016
For this series of three figures, the artist surrendered to the adventure of expressionism. An experiment in pure spontaneity where the brush outruns intention: he would begin without a safety net, letting his craft guide the gesture towards the surprise of the result. Where experience meets the unpredictable.