Stylistic implementations in the genre of Moldovan sculptural portrait

The transition in the national sculpture from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century from the system of plastic and conventional figurative medieval form to the realistic one led to the assimilation of influences from Russian, Romanian and Western Art. The influences of impressionism can be felt in the creation of Nichifor Colun and in the creation of Alexandru Plămădeala, Claudia Cobizev, Lazăr Dubinovschi, in which classical realist art is combined with modernism. The gallery of portraits in the spirit of socialist realism was represented by Valentin Kuznetsov, Nicolai Gorionashev, Alexandr Maiko, Lev Averbuh. Thanks to the theme of the contemporary’s portrait, there appear galleries of portraits with a romantic allure of the writers and those of the guild colleagues created by sculptors Lazăr Dubinovschi, Alexandra Picunov-Târțău, Iurie Canașin. The coloring of wood, specific to the Impressionists, can be observed in the creation of Brunhilda Epelbaum-Marcenco. Both the portrait and composition are present in the works of Galina Dubrovina, Ion Beldii and Natalia Beldii-Vlasova, Iosif Kitman. Postmodernism is specific to the creation of Ion Zderciuc, Dumitru Verdianu, Valentin Vârtosu, Iurie Platon. Thus, during its evolution, the Moldovan sculptural portrait demonstrates various similarities with the works of the great masters and with the stylistic influences of world art, keeping, however, its independent, creative and original character in its approach.