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4 Tea Kettle (detail), 1914 Introduction Good fortune again strikes the creative destiny of Alexander Bogomazov and, not for the first time, this event is associated with Maastricht and, in particular, TEFAF 2019. James Butterwick, a passionate connoisseur of Bogomazov and an effective populariser of his work, is again showing a new exhibition of the artist's works. In James' previous 2016 catalogue I shared my memories (as the artist's granddaughter) about the house where my grandfather (Sanya) and grandmother (Wanda) lived. It was also where the parents of my grandmother and her sisters and brother lived; where my mother (Asya) was born; and where I lived until the age of 13. I recounted that which I knew about the life and work of my grandfather between 1913 and 1930. This time, it is interesting that the works chosen by James Butterwick are grouped as follows: Wanda and her family, Kiev, Caucasus and Sawyers. To revive these stages of his creativity I am using direct quotations of the artist himself, together with those of his wife, Wanda and daughter, Asya. Thanks to his diaries and letters we have such an opportunity and I hope that these live passages will help viewers if not to travel in time, then at least to feel his breath and intonation open the 'portals' of his wonderful paintings. Wanda: Bogomazov (Sanya) to Wanda: The bonds of beauty have connected our souls... The mystery of spiritual marriage has been made by the twinkling stars in their transparent depths... In some magical way, Fate has tied the knot of my existence to this subtle, exquisite, good, sensitive girl. Wanda to Sanya: I would like to say that you are not an ordinary mortal in art, that your works are majestic and deeply beautiful, that in them is the passionate power of line, that in them is the movement of all the particles of the world, that they are mysterious, as mysterious as the power of everything that lives and exists in the visible world and in the world that sees thought and soul.