Artwork
Dnieper by Kiev
Dnieper by Kiev is an unspecified painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Abraham A. Manievich. It dates from 1910 and is held in the collection of the National Art Museum of Ukraine.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1910, *Dnieper by Kiev* is a landscape painting by Abraham A. Manievich, an artist of Belarusian‑Jewish and Ukrainian descent who later worked in the United States. The work is classified within the post‑impressionist current and is part of the permanent collection of the National Art Museum of Ukraine.
Subject & Meaning
The canvas presents a view of the Dnieper River as it flows past the outskirts of Kiev, framed by modest buildings and a line of trees. The composition captures a moment of everyday riverine life, suggesting both the natural grandeur of the waterway and its integration into the urban environment.
Technique & Style
Manievich employs vigorous, loose brushstrokes and a palette of saturated hues to convey atmosphere and depth. The interplay of light on the water’s surface and the surrounding foliage is rendered with bold color contrasts, creating a sense of movement and energetic rhythm characteristic of post‑impressionist expression.
History & Provenance
Since its completion, the painting has remained in Ukraine, eventually entering the collection of the National Art Museum of Ukraine. Its acquisition reflects the institution’s effort to preserve works by artists of regional origin who contributed to early twentieth‑century modernist developments.
Context
The work emerges from a period when Manievich, then based in the Russian Empire, was exploring the transition from academic realism toward more subjective, color‑driven approaches. *Dnieper by Kiev* illustrates his engagement with the landscape of his native lands while experimenting with the expressive possibilities that would later define his American expressionist phase.
Artist & collection
Artist
Abraham Anshelovich Manievich (25 November 1881 – 30 June 1942, born Abram Manevich) was an American expressionist artist of Belarusian-Jewish and Ukrainian origin.
