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Title
Vasily Ivanovich Kachalov, Aleksandr Adashev and Maria Germanova in Ibsen's ‘Brand’
Subject
Artist
Date
1906
Dimensions
height: 9cm
width: 14cm
width: 14cm
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, September 2023.
Other number
E0146
This postcard depicts Vasily Ivanovich Kachalov in the role of Brand, Aleksandr Adashev as Einar, and Maria Germanova as Agnes, from Henrik Ibsen's play 'Brand'.
Kachalov, Adashev and Germanova were early members of the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), which was formed in 1898. The actor Konstantin Stanislavski and his co-founder, the writer and drama teacher, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, wanted to break away from the state-run theatres, bring back high standards and professionalism in acting, and strive towards emotional truth and realism in their performances. Henrik Ibsen wrote ‘Brand’ in 1865 and it was performed by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1906. ‘Brand’ was the sixth of seven plays by Ibsen that the company produced.
The play follows an idealistic and uncompromising priest called ‘Brand’ as he encounters different people while wandering the Norwegian mountains. The postcard possibly depicts a scene in Act I, where Einar, a young painter, and his fiancée Agnes meet Brand while hiking in the mountains. Agnes later leaves Einar, marries Brand and has a son with him.
Kachalov, Adashev and Germanova are depicted full-length and conversing amidst a mountainous backdrop. Kachalov, on the left, wears a long black coat, black hat, black shoes and holds a walking stick in his right hand. Adashev and Germanova are dressed in light walking gear; Adashev, in the middle, wears a buttoned jacket, hat, trousers tucked into knee-high walking socks, walking boots, and a folded cape or shawl hangs over his left shoulder. He holds the end of a piece of string which is attached to a stick that Germanova rests her left hand on. Germanova, seated on the right, wears a long black coat with floral detail, high-neck dress and a hat.
The set was designed by Viktor Andreyevich Simov who was the principal scenographer for MAT between 1898-1912.
Kachalov, Adashev and Germanova were early members of the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), which was formed in 1898. The actor Konstantin Stanislavski and his co-founder, the writer and drama teacher, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, wanted to break away from the state-run theatres, bring back high standards and professionalism in acting, and strive towards emotional truth and realism in their performances. Henrik Ibsen wrote ‘Brand’ in 1865 and it was performed by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1906. ‘Brand’ was the sixth of seven plays by Ibsen that the company produced.
The play follows an idealistic and uncompromising priest called ‘Brand’ as he encounters different people while wandering the Norwegian mountains. The postcard possibly depicts a scene in Act I, where Einar, a young painter, and his fiancée Agnes meet Brand while hiking in the mountains. Agnes later leaves Einar, marries Brand and has a son with him.
Kachalov, Adashev and Germanova are depicted full-length and conversing amidst a mountainous backdrop. Kachalov, on the left, wears a long black coat, black hat, black shoes and holds a walking stick in his right hand. Adashev and Germanova are dressed in light walking gear; Adashev, in the middle, wears a buttoned jacket, hat, trousers tucked into knee-high walking socks, walking boots, and a folded cape or shawl hangs over his left shoulder. He holds the end of a piece of string which is attached to a stick that Germanova rests her left hand on. Germanova, seated on the right, wears a long black coat with floral detail, high-neck dress and a hat.
The set was designed by Viktor Andreyevich Simov who was the principal scenographer for MAT between 1898-1912.
