Zinaida Serebryakova. A Portrait of Yvette Choviret. 1962

A Portrait of Yvette Choviret (Zinaida Serebryakova, 1962)

Since Zinaida Serebryakova is my favourite artist, I am presenting ten works from her output, perversely offered in reverse order, that is, latest to earliest. WHY? Blame it on the Bossa Nova, the dance of love…

Zinaida Serebryakova. A Portrait of Graf Platon Zubov. 1956

A Portrait of Graf Platon Zubov (Zinaida Serebryakova, 1956)

Ms Serebryakova made her living painting portraits. She was not the only Russian émigré artist to do so, it was something of a cottage industry.

Zinaida Serebryakova. A Still Life with a Jug. 1952

A Still Life with a Jug (Zinaida Serebryakova, 1952)

A neo-Impressionist offering, of a still life.

Zinaida Serebryakova. The Luxembourg Gardens. 1946

The Luxembourg Gardens (Zinaida Serebryakova, 1946)

A nice neo-Impressionist landscape, I would say.