Word: goncharova
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Natalia Goncharova's "Grain Harvest"(1908)--the only work of a woman in theexhibit--is a superb example of the "primitivist"folk art. The painting reflects a deliberateattempt at distortion: the trees are blue, anoutline of a cat is painted broadside on the roofof the house, and the geometric regions of intensecolor are startling to say the least. But thesubject of the painting is still traditionalrather than abstract--we see three women hard atwork on the farm...