Sergei Rumyantsev

541. Mushrooms 11 x 12.5 inches, oil on canvas		615. Spring Study 3.75 x 5.75 inches, oil on cardboard
623. Bouquet of Lilacs 7.5 x 11.5 inches, tempera on cardboard		546. Winter in Kostroma 20 x 27.5 inches, oil on cardboard
629. Spring Breeze 25 x 12.5 inches, oil on cardboard SOLD		547. Spring Evening at the Dacha 29 x 30 inches, oil on cardboard SOLD
539. Tea Roses 17.5 x 11.5 inches, oil on canvas SOLD		545. Spring Birches 23 x 19 inches, oil on cardboard
624. First Flowers of Spring 9.75 x 14 inches, oil on canvas		532. Spring on the Volga 7.75 x 9.5 inches, oil on cardboard
538. Winter on the River 25 x 23 inches, oil on canvas		628. Trinity Cathedral in Kostroma 27 x 20 inches, oil on cardboard
544. March. In a Forest 16 x 24 inches, oil on canvas SOLD		626. Summer Still Life 31 x 31 inches, tempera on cardboard SOLD

Sergei Rumyantsev was born in the village of Zavrazhye in the Kostroma Region in 1928. He has not received a systematic artistic education. However, his love of art, perseverance and hard work helped him become a respected professional artist. He has been a member of the Artists Union of Russia since 1968.

Rumyantsev's works have been shown at regional and national exhibitions. He has had solo exhibitions in Berlin (1994), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl', Kostroma. His paintings have been purchased by museums in Russia, private collectors from the United States and Japan, and by the embassies of Spain, Chile and Morocco.

The beauty of Russian countryside has always been an inspiration for his work. His landscapes chronicle the changes of seasons, the subtle transitions in the human society filling the ancient land, and the fragility of nature's beauty. Rumyantsev's still lifes usually center on the simple fruits of peasant labor, and such staples of the Russian garden as cucumbers, strawberries, and lilacs. In recent years the artist has attempted to express the spiritual essence of the world in his philosophical paintings with evocative titles such as "Vision of Childhood" , "In Memory of a Village that Disappeared", "Ilyin Day Feast". Rumyantsev is deeply concerned about the fate of his beloved land, and sensitive to its enduring beauty.