The patron Nikoklay Ryabushinsky, Petr Konchalovsky, and the theatre artists Georgiy Yakulov and Semyon Aladzhalov in studio no, 38.
1900s-1910s
At the end of 1910, Petr Konchalovsky began to work in an art studio at 10 Bolshaya Sadovaya. He rented studio no. 38 on the third floor of the second building. Before Konchalovsky, this studio was rented by the patron and collector of Russian and western art, and editor and publisher of The Golden Fleece (Zolotoe Runo) journal, Nikolay Ryabushinsky (1877-1951). In September 1908, Ryabushinsky attempted to commit suicide in the studio: “Ryabushinsky shot himself in the chest with a Browning revolver, the bullet passed through his body grazing his lung. His chances of survival not yet been determined by doctors, however they hope that he will live”, (Novaya Rus, 1908, 12 September). The Konchalovsky family comprised Petr, his wife Olga (daughter of the artist Vasily Surikov) and his children Natalia and Mikhail. They lived in an apartment in a house on the opposite side of Bolshaya Sadovaya. In 1912, they moved to apartment no. 24 in Pigit’s house.
1920s-1930s
In May 1920, the artist Georgiy Yakulov (1884-1928) received studio no. 38. Yakulov was one of the most talented theatrical artists in Moscow after the October Revolution. He also received a room in apartment no. 8 in the street-facing part of the building. Yakulov was registered in the apartment with his wife Natalia and his mother Susanna. Georgiy and his wife lived separate in the studio. Semyon Aladzhalov left the most detailed description of Yakulov’s studio: “I found myself in an enormous room with high ceilings. One of the walls was entirely taken up by a large window stretching from floor to ceiling. To the left of the entrance, a wooden spiral staircase led to a mezzanine designed by Yakulov. Somewhere in the studio in the mess and disorder stood a number of stylish chairs, two easels and simple stools with paints. Along the wall, there was a long desk with a smooth, plywood surface also designed by Yakulov. Above the desk hung a mirror that was just as long and narrow in a bright, carved frame. To the right of the entrance, a tall archway with a curtain separated the studio from a small room in which there was a desk, sofa, two armchairs and shelves with scrolls of paper, files and books. In the corner to the left of the large studio window, there was a boiler for a bathroom that was located behind the wall through which the boiler pipes extended.
Georgiy Yakulov’s business card, given to the artist Modest Durnov with a note in 1921 (Russian State Archive of Literature and Art)
1940s-1970s
In 1929 after the death of Georgiy Boganovich, theatre artist Semyon Aladzhalov (1902-1987), his follower and pupil, began to work in the studio.
1980s-2010s
Friends of Semyon and Elena Aladzhanov now live in the studio.
