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Anonymous
of Fedoskino
Born: -
In Russian: ,
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In the world of art some of the greatest paintings, sculptures, and literary works have not been signed by the artists, sculptors, or writers who completed them. If Anonymous were a name of a real person he/she would go down as the most well rounded artist, writer, and poet in history. These unsung people, having contributed to the world of art over the years, have chosen to stay anonymous for various reasons. Whatever reasons they may be these artists have shown there is more to the world art than gaining notoriety. The idea of creating art for art's sake is what draws artists to want to create beauty. When an artist creates something truly beautiful, no matter if it is signed or not, that beauty can echo from one generation to the next transcending mortality.
When artists used to work for owners of factories, the artists who painted the pieces had to give the credit to their owners. In Germany the artists in Bronshveg changed their signatures every year to prevent counterfeiting. Strobwasser, an owner of a factory, changed his insignia on an annual basis. Strobwasser, although he did not paint all of them, signed all pieces. There was another art factory in Germany, Myer & Myer, which also did not let the artist's sign their work.
This was also the case for artists working Lukutin factory in Russia from the 17th to the early 20th century. The pieces coming out of the Lukutin factory retained the factory's insignia but not the artist's signature. At the Vishnyakov workshop all the pieces were signed either with "Vishnyakov P" or "Vishnyakov I"; these were the names of the owners.
Only after the early lacquer miniaturists of this century, who founded the modern schools of painting, did Russian lacquer artists start to sign their work and associate themselves with their villages. In Fedoskino it was not until the 1920s, when the Lukutin and Vishnyakov broke up, when artist's started signing their work on a regular basis.
Nowadays it is much more common for Fedoskino artists to sign their work. With a growing number of people taking an interest in Russian Lacquer Art signatures on contemporary pieces is a must. It has become much harder to track the artists now, but with the help of specialized companies, collectors have the ability to stay up to date with the current trends.
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