
Video: Abramtsevo Bouquet

![]() Abramtsevo. Photo of the early XX century |
In the year of the 170th anniversary of I.E. Repin Museum-Reserve "Abramtsevo" held an unusual musical and floristic action, which took place on July 26, 2014. Florists of the Moscow educational center "Floreal" decorated the manor house with bouquets in the style of the 19th century with the maximum possible use of flowers that once grew in the manor and are depicted in the painting by I.Ye. Repin's "Flowers", written in Abramtsevo. The work took place on the terrace of the manor house and was accompanied by master classes of florists in the park, and music served as a background for the florist show. The string quintet of the S.I. Mamontov, and in the Theater living room of the Abramtsevo house, old estate music was performed by the vocal duet "KontrAltos" and soloists of the Music Studio of the Moscow Architectural Institute.
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Abramtsevo has always attracted artists who came here to relax their souls and enjoy the discreet, but very Russian beauty of the surrounding nature. Flowers grew here everywhere, and not only in flower beds. According to Nikolai Prakhov, the son of one of the friends of the owner of the house - an entrepreneur, philanthropist and theatrical figure Savva Ivanovich Mamontov, “many flowers grew in Abramtsevo, both cultivated and wild. Flowers were constantly changing in all rooms, and the children took an ardent part in drawing up the bouquets”(See Abramtsevo: Life in the Bosom of Nature).
![]() I.E. Repin. Bouquet. Abramtsevo Museum |
One of the Abramtsevo bouquets is captured on the still life of I.E. Repin, which can be seen in the dining room of the manor house. This work was written in the summer of 1878. The bouquet contains flowers of mallow, delphinium, yarrow, nasturtium, morning glory, carnation, pansies, rose hips, sweet peas, and on the table in front of the vase there are peaches grown in the Abramtsevo greenhouse and sprigs of raspberries with ripe berries. Here we see the combination of garden and wildflowers so typical for Abramtsev. In the estate of S.I. Mamontov did not like heavy luxury, everything was dominated by a simple but elegant taste. And the Abramtsevo bouquets, created by the masters of the training center "Floreal", are made in the same spirit. The bouquet, inspired by Zhanna Semyonova, adorned the study of the wife of the owner of the estate, Elizaveta Grigorievna Mamontova. There is a lot of light and lightness in it.This feeling is created by the numerous ears and leaves of cereals, and the flowers of cosmos, volodushki and nigella give rise to an atmosphere of home comfort and rural idyll.
"Flower offering" by I.Ye. Repin got a bouquet in pink and lilac tones, set on the table in front of the painting. It harmoniously combines phlox, astilba, goldenrod, lavatera, raspberry and fern frond leaves. Everything is very simple, but festive at the same time.
![]() Abramtsevo bouquet of Zhanna Semenova |
![]() Abramtsevo bouquet in the study of Elizaveta Grigorievna |
![]() Abramtsevo bouquet of Zhanna Semenova |
Particular attention was paid to decorating the table in the dining room of the manor house, at which was sitting V.A. Serov "girl with peaches" - the daughter of the owner of the estate Vera Mamontova (See Abramtsevo greenhouses: peaches for a girl). It was adorned with a table arrangement of berries, flowers and fruits combined with strawberry and rowan leaves. She perfectly emphasized the plane of the table covered with a white tablecloth.
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Thanks to the efforts of florists and musicians, the Abramtsevo house was again filled with flowers and sounds, voices sounded in it and laughter was heard. And, perhaps, this was the main meaning of the whole holiday.
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The material was published in the "Flowers" magazine www.fantazy.ru/
Photo: Viktor Lugansky, Rita Brilliantova
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