Unknown works by Maria Primachenko will be shown in Kiev

The Ukrainian House in Kiev will host an exhibition presenting 100 hitherto unknown paintings by artist Maria Primachenko. The themes of the robot are war (World War II) and the Chernobyl disaster.

Until now these works were kept in a private collection of Kyiv art historian Eduard Dymshits.

The exhibition organizers said that the slogan of the exhibition is the artist's expression - "For people to live like flowers bloom.

Alongside familiar images of fantastic creatures and floral decorative panels, the paintings focus on the struggle between good and evil, in which good always triumphs. After the tragedies of war Maria gave up painting for almost 10 years, but she returned because creativity was her way of life," said the exhibition organisers.

The exhibition will run from July 6 to August 27.

It should be noted that Maria Primachenko was posthumously awarded the National Legend of Ukraine award. The outstanding artist created more than 800 incredible paintings. Her name is listed in the World Encyclopaedia of Art.

Her works were kept in the local history museum in Ivankov in Kiev region, which was destroyed by occupants at the very beginning of the war. Locals managed to take out all surviving exhibits, including paintings by Maria Primachenko. They were hidden in a safe place and will be shown only after the end of the war.

Primachenko was born on December 30, 1908 (January 12), 1909 in the village of Bolotnya (now Ivankovsk district, Kiev region, Ukraine), where she spent her life.