”RUSSIAN MUSIC” is a Genuine Signed & Dated Ari Roussimoff Oil on Canvas Painting, measuring a Large-Sized approx. 23 1/2 x 31 1/4 inches. It was painted in Munich, Germany during the year 1981. “RUSSIAN MUSIC” is an Incredible Phantasmagoric Interpretation of the Lyricim and Movements of Russian Music. Roussimoff views the history and development of the variuous elements of Russian Music in terms of an ever revolving windmill. The symbols of Life, Birth, Spirituality and the Human Drama are all integrated in this compelling canvas to represent the Passions of Artistic Creativity. There are numerous memorable images here, including the quaint little Russian Village alongside the river banks and the ancient wooden Windmill, a traditional feature of life in rural Russia and Eastern Europe. The artist also includes his own bearded image, contemplatively smoking a pipe, on the bottom of the composition. Music, as all art, is a reflection of the history of mankind. It has been a long-standing tradition and practice of Roussimoff to derive inspiration directly from music, while painting. He often paints to the accompanimnent of the beautifully stirring sounds of Russian folk melodies or to the recorded ballads of the great singer Feodor Chaliapin.

Oil on Canvas by Ari Roussimoff