Love. FairyTale

Love. FairyTale is the masterpiece among Sarian’s watercolor paintings titled Fairy Tales and Dreams(1904-1907). In 1903 after graduating from the Art College in Moscow, Sarian categorically broke off with the established rules of the Art school and tried to find other ways of self-expression. ‘After a number of nature sketches, I realized that I want to get rid of them and to give my imagination freedom to create ‘, - noted the painter. The world of fairy tales and dreams gave the artist the opportunity to express his feelings. The watercolor technique let him reproduce his most subtle emotions, to re-create exquisite color nuances, the vibration of the light and movement of air.
The man and the woman are merged with an eternal kiss. A gazelle is gently clung to them. In the distance the waves of the sea are flapping the boat. The whole composition is made up of the transitional hues from dark blue to light blue.
In 2003, together with other watercolor paintings of this period this work was presented at an exhibition organized in Picasso museum (France), and also in 2010 in Groninger museum (Holland) at the exhibition titled ‘The Unknown Orient of Russia’.