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Zinaida Serebryakova, Nude with book, 1940. Born near Kharkov in modern-day Ukraine, Zinaida's life as woman, wife and mother succumbed repeatedly to tribulation and tragedy driven by immense geopolitical turns. And yer art, so tender. @womensart1

Zinaida Serebryakova, Nude with book, 1940.
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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 17 Oct 2022

So appreciating the evolution of the Twitter thread as a form of beauty in its own right. Here, a wholly captivating, exquisitely crafted portrait of the life of Kharkov-born Zinaida Serebriakova (1884-1967). Image, Self-portrait, 1956. x.com/culturaltutor/status/1581758234527817728

Zinaida Serebriakova (1884-1967). Self-portrait, 1956.
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Zinaida Serebriakova (1884-1967). Self-portrait, 1956.

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Quoted by@culturaltutor 5/ That said, way back then, none of us could have anticipated where the immense co-creative potential of internetworked hypertext would lead. There is so much beauty, unique to essential structure of this medium, here. Everything's unfinished!Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @EVADRAGAN Serebryakova's self-portraits, luminously intimate and tender, typically. One of the most quintessentially feminine of artists, I feel. The details of her life, long in exile, separation and tragedy, worth knowing.Quoted by@EVADRAGAN Serebryakova's self-portraits, luminously intimate and tender, typically. One of the most quintessentially feminine of artists, I feel. The details of her life, long in exile, separation and tragedy, worth knowing.