Reproductions of paintings by Karl Briullov, Vasily Sadovnikov, John Henry F. Bacon and other artists are on display in the cars
On May 12, 2010, the Aquarelle (watercolor) train set off from Partizanskaya metro station. On board was an exhibition featuring reproductions of paintings by watercolor artists on display at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Pictured: Irina Antonova, Director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and Igor Yermolenko, First Deputy Chief of the Moscow Metro, attending the opening ceremony of the new Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts watercolor exhibition on board the Aquarelle train, at Partizanskaya metro station.
The Aquarelle train is one of the four themed trains running in the Moscow Metro marking the subway system’s 75th anniversary.
Reproductions of paintings by Karl Briullov, Vasily Sadovnikov, John Henry F. Bacon and other artists are on display in the cars.
The best works had been selected from the museum’s collection for this exhibition, the Moscow Metro press service said. The display includes Karl Briullov’s Italian Woman with a Child by a Window, Greek Morning in Myraca and A Dream of a Girl Before a Sunrise. The work of Vasily Sadovnikov is represented by a reproduction of his watercolor painting The Upper Entrance Hall of the Fine Arts Academy in St. Petersburg. Passengers will also be able to see reproductions of paintings by European artists.
The train will be one of the fleet servicing the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line. Pictured: Irina Antonova, Director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and Igor Yermolenko, First Deputy Chief of the Moscow Metro.
There have been no incidents of vandalism on board the Aquarelle train, the Moscow Metro press service said. Pictured: Irina Antonova, Director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, attending the opening ceremony of the new exhibition of watercolor paintings onboard the Aquarelle, the watercolor themed train.
