Reminiscence as a Technique for Creating a Work of Art in Creativity of Women Artists of Russia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

The article is devoted to the formation of female professionalism in artistic creativity, which demonstrates a direct connection with socio-cultural changes in Russia at the turn of the 20th century. The author analyses one of the most important characteristics of women’s artistic creativity — the stylistic features of brushwork based on the combination of the individual and the imitative. It is traced how various artistic infl uences in Russia and Western Europe are manifested in the work of women artists.