2534 - Moscow, Russia

Maya sends a nice card from a painter I had never heard of before - Boris Grigoriev Бори́с Дми́триевич Григо́рьев (1886-1939). Not only was he known for his painting, but he was also a graphic artist and an author. The postcard features his painting "Female Portrait (Darling)," 1917.

Grigoriev studied art at the Stroganov Art School and at the Imperial Academy of Arts. He became a member of the Union of Impressionists in 1909. He was interested in the Russian countryside, the peasants that worked the land, and village life. From 1916-1918 he created a series of paintings and graphic works called "Russia" which depicted the poverty and strength of rural Russia.

In 1919 he travelled and lived abroad in Finland, Germany, France, the United States, and Central and South America. There isn't any information about it, but I wonder if Grigoriev got out because of the Russian Civil War. While living in Paris, Gregoriev was strongly influenced by Paul Cézanne.

Grigoriev died in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France in 1939.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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