Ivan Tvorojenikoff "Grandmother and and 50 similar items

Antique single full-page halftone print titled "Grandmother and Grandchild" by Russian artist Ivan Tvorojenikoff (1848-1919) from the original folio publication by D. Appleton and Co. of the 1893-94 World's Fair in Chicago -- Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, "The Art of the World, Illustrated in Printings, Statuary, and Architecture of the World's Columbian Exposition" featuring scenes of the fair and commissioned works of art. A brief biography of the artist and descriptive text of this artwork is printed on the reverse side. Publisher D. Appleton states the selection of prints within the folio "presents the highest achievement of modern art, reproduced by unequaled processes." The full page measures approximately 12.5 x 16.5. The desired framing area will be smaller. Shipped very loosely rolled to safeguard print and prohibit creasing. Please Note: Our second image depicts the limited edition folio cover from which this print originated. Only the print is being offered for sale. The folio cover is shown for reference purposes only. Condition: Print has some small edge tears and light age spots (foxing) in white border yet with plenty of room to crop out the anomalies and accommodate the framing area. Folio Text: The Russian painter Tvorojenikoff, whose work has been much in favor during last few years, was born in 1848. His father was a peasant in the province of scow. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg from 1868 to 1873, and obtained silver and gold medals. In 1875 he was appointed a member of the First Class in painting -- an official distinction. He lives in Moscow. Tvorojenikoff has devoted himself chiefly to genre painting, and excels in scenes of home life among the middle classes and peasantry. He accents these scenes by placing them most frequently in autumn or winter. His palette seems to hold nothing but gray tones, turning to black; there are no warm colors upon it. Everything is effective and truthful. The grandmother and little child, barely covered with their rags, shiver in the biting wind, and are wet to the skin. The sky is cold and hard, like their life. Is it possible that there can be sunshine anywhere, or that spring will ever come? Perhaps for the child, but for the poor woman never! She is within a few steps of the grave, within reach of the rest for which she has been yearning perhaps for years. She is blind. The story is told with an immense amount of realism. The painting is quiet, sober, and of full outdoor strength. The figures of the old woman and of the child are exceedingly natural, and the handling is easy.