Rubicon. Croossing the River by Denis Davidov Squadron

Napoleon in Burning Moscow, Rubicon and Execution of the Russian Patriot by the French all in fact convey one main idea: there should be no place for war, but if there is, victory should be gained by all means. Napoleon could not understand what was happening, when the partisan parties began to be formed all over Russia. On 2 August, 1812, under the order of M.B. Barclay-de-Tolly, the Major-General F.F. Winzengenrode formed the first such party as part of the Dragoon and Cossack regiments. A month later, on 3 September, under the order of M.I. Kutuzov, the renowned squadron of D.V. Davydov was formed
Moscow’s surrender was a shock for the French – no key passing, no Alexander coming up, no formal agreements made. The fire of Moscow was still a greater surprise. It was beyond understanding: the Roman Rubicon, the dead line12. Bewilderment is written on the French emperor’s face in the picture Napoleon in Burning Moscow. This is bewilderment in front of bold decisions, consolidated actions due to which the drive of Napoleon’s forces became possible. It’s no coincidence that the picture Rubicon is dedicated to an episode from Denis Davydov’s memories of how the fleeing Bonaparte was close to be taken prisoner by partisans. The same line is continued in the picture Napoleon’s Escape. Confronting the French invasion, the Russian people identified itself as an independent and decisive force, and “since the outlanders came with a sword to trample down the Russian land, it rose for defense of the motherland and began a fair war of independence with the invaders”
Museum and Exhibition Unit “Manege” collection. Inventory number: КП-2118 ВХ-1803.
Provenance:
Personal exhibitions:
2002 - Exhibition in the Central House of Artists, Moscow
2016 - «The Great People’s Country». Exhibition at Cultural Center «Ozerov House». (Kolomna)
Group exhibitions:
Exhibition of painting, drawing, sculpture and icon painting of the fine art masters of Russia dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the victory in the 1812 Patriotic War, mounted in the State Geology Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences named after Vladimir Vernadsky, Moscow.
Auctions:
2008 “Contemporary Realistic Artists”, Auction No.72, organized by the SOVCOM Auction House, Moscow
The work was published in Monographs:
Златоверховникова О.Н. Семён Кожин. – М.: Принт люкс, 2007. – 120 с. Cover turnover.
Златоверховникова О.Н. Семён Кожин. – М.: Белый город, 2009. – 64 с. – (Мастера живописи. Русские художники). Page – 58
Цветнова Т.Е., Салахов.Т.Т., Рожин А.И. Семён Кожин Simon Kozhin – М.: Творчество, 2015. – 302 с. Page – 233.
Цветнова Т.Е. Семён Кожин Simon Kozhin. – М.: Белый город, Воскресный день, 2016. – 208 с. – (Русская традиция). Page – 7
Work published in catalogs:
Каталог аукциона Совком №72 11 сентября 2008 Современные художники реалисты, – М.: Совком, Lot – 19. Page – 11
Каталог выставки произведений живописи, графики, скульптуры и иконописи мастеров изобразительного искусства России. 200-летие Победы в Отечественной войне 1812 года. 2012 –М. РАХ Государственный геологический музей РАН им. Вернадского. Москва. Page – 23
Leaflet:
Выставка объединения "Примавера" в ЦДХ. 2006
«Страна великого народа» в культурном центре «Дом Озерова». 2016
Magazines:
Кондалова Л. Наша мебель. Реализм Семёна Кожина. Page – 38
Ежемесячный литературно-художественный журнал "Подъём". – Воронеж 08.08.2012. Внутренняя сторона обложки журнала. Фрагмент.
Статья "Палитра художника" Автор статьи Т.Е. Цветнова Литературно художественный Журнал "Воин России" Издательство учредитель "Министерство Обороны Российской федерации" Август, 2015 №8 (1946) ISSN-0134-8140 Страницы 96-97 (Цветная вклейка 10 страниц)
Natalia Griffon de Pleineville № 75 (Gloire & empire n 75) Strasbourg, 2017 les pages – 4. Fr.
Books:
Evgeny Rudashevsiy "The Denis Davydov Mansion 200 Years of remarkable history" "Sistema" Charitable Foundation – Moscow, 2013 – 256 р. Page – 233
гл. ред. А. И. Рожин "Искусство России, 2010 год" ежегодный каталог-справочник. Вып.9 М.Сканрус, – М.: – 384 с. Page – 90
гл. ред. А. И. Рожин "Искусство России, 2015 год" ежегодный каталог-справочник. Вып.14 Творчество, – М.: –354 с. Page – 91
Грицков В.В. Номер 4. Журнал Русская история, (35) 2015. – М.: ISSN 2072-9103 Тираж 5000 экз. Page – 71
Елисеева О. И. Великие люди России. Энциклопедия, 2015 Олма – М.: – 304 с. Page – 176