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Lesson 33: Costume Espagnole

by Natalia Goncharova

Directions

Study the painting for one week.

Over the week:

• Look at the painting.
• Read the synopsis.
• Study the vocabulary words.
• Read about the artist.
• Practice reciting the names of the artist and the painting.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

Natalia Goncharova's 'Espagnole' (Costume Espagnole) sold for 10.7 million dollars at auction, one of the highest prices for a female artist ever. It features the costume design for a Spanish dancer. This work formed part of 'L'Art Décoratif Théâtral Moderne,' a collaborative collection betweeen Goncharova and her lifelong significant other, Mikhail Larionov.

Vocabulary

Auction: A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
Spanish: Of or relating to Spain.
Costume: A set of clothes in a style typical of a person, character, object, particular country, or historical period.

Concepts

1. Russian avant-garde artist, Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova, was born in 1881 in Nagaevo, Russian Empire.

2. Zoom in and find Goncharova's country of birth (Russia) on the map of Europe.

3. Goncharova painted, designed costumes and sets, sculpted, and created illustrations.
4. Starting at the age of 20, Goncharova studied sculpture for eight years at Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
5. Goncharova became an avant-garde artist, breaking conventions with experimental or unorthodox techniques.
6. Goncharova died in Paris, France in 1962 at the age of 81 after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Can You Find It?

During the week, study the painting and find the following:

• Flowers
• White Triangles
• Red Triangles
• Brown Triangle
• Orange Triangle
• Red Lines
• Orange Lines
• Leaves

Activity 2: Narrate the Painting

• After studying the painting, narrate the scene shown in the painting aloud using your own words.

Activity 3: Complete Vocabulary Activities

• While studying the vocabulary words, point them out in the painting.
• Define each of the vocabulary words in your own words.

Activity 4: Color the Painting   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 43 of 'First Grade Art History Coloring Book.'

Review

Question 1

Describe the shapes in the painting.

1 / 3

Answer 1

Lines form triangles and other irregular shapes, the painting itself is rectangular.

1 / 3

Question 2

What item is featured in the painting?

2 / 3

Answer 2

The items in the painting are different types of flowers.

2 / 3

Question 3

Which colors are featured in the painting?

3 / 3

Answer 3

The colors in the painting include orange, yellow, blue, white, red, pink, brown, and purple.

3 / 3

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1. Describe the shapes in the painting. Lines form triangles and other irregular shapes, the painting itself is rectangular.
2. What item is featured in the painting? The items in the painting are different types of flowers.
3. Which colors are featured in the painting? The colors in the painting include orange, yellow, blue, white, red, pink, brown, and purple.

References

'Natalia Goncharova.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.

'Goncharova, Natalya. Construction with Flowers. Tartu Art Museum.' Wikimedia Commons. Commons.wikimedia.org. n.p.

'L'Art Décoratif Théâtral Moderne , Paris, La Cible, 1919.' MacDouGall's Fine Art Auctions Website. www.macdougallauction.com/indexx0618.asp?id=143&lx=a. n.p.