THE CONTRIBUTION OF FEMALE ARTISTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EASEL GRAPHICS IN BASSARABIA

Abstract

This article presents the role and contribution of the female artists in establishing the modern art in Bassarabia, and within this field — easel graphics. The author identifies the essential factors which shaped the art scene in Bassarabia and the female artists who have contributed through their creation and activity to the development of easel graphics. The formulation of the problem in this manner made it possible to identify some hidden aspects and the reevaluation of some presumptions and opinions, as well as the understanding of the gender ratio in this field. The study revealed the role of a pioneer undertaken by the painter Eugenia Maleshevschi, who was among the first artists who began to approach the art of engraving, to conduct a didactic, artistic and organizational activity. Among the first artists of the second generation, after 1918, it is worth mentioning the graphic artist Tania Baillayre-Ceglokoff, as well as Elisabeth Ivanovschi, and the painters Ada Zevin and Eugenia Gamburd for their early works. Keywords: graphic, art, Bassarabia, engraving, drawing

Keywords

• graphic
• art
• Bassarabia
• engraving
• drawing