In 1924, painter Zinaida Serebriakova traveled to Paris to complete a commission with the intention of returning to her homeland. However, she never went back, remaining separated from her mother and two of her four children who stayed behind in the Soviet Union.
Due to this forced separation and exile, Serebriakova did not reunite with her family members until a political thaw occurred in the 1960s, nearly four decades later. Despite the hardship of her exile, her artistic work is noted for portraying this difficult period through vibrant use of color.
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