Artist. Krestovskaya M.V.

The forgotten writer Maria Vsevolodovna Krestovskaya (1862-1910) was well known to the reading public of the late 19th century. Its main works are devoted to the image of the inner world of a woman and her feelings for a man.

The novel “Artist” has become one of the popular works of the writer. It presents an ardent artistic nature, who does not know conventions, but in contrast to it - the figure of an official, a lover of an artist, characterized by dryness and businessiness. This love of people completely different in the worldview causes the mental conflict of the main character, and she has to make a difficult choice between love and vocation.