The Art of Russian Artists

1. Reports

Alyona Funk, 312 group

2.

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi (18371887)
• Russian painter and art critic;
• did paint some religious and
mythological paintings, and a few
landscapes;
• is best known for his numerous
and diverse portraits.

3.

Self-Portrait, 1867
Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, 1881

4.

Ivan Kramskoi, Portrait of an Unknown Woman, 1883

5.

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuinji (1842 -1910)
• attended classes at the St. Petersburg
Academy of Arts;
• was an apprentice in the workshop of the
famous marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky;
• attended the classes of the Society of Art
Lovers;
• was given a diploma of free-lance artist
for his independent works.

6.

A Moonlit Night on the Dnieper (Night on the Dnepr), 1880

7.

Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin (1861-1939)
• In 1875 Konstantin Korovin attended the
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and
Architecture;
• In 1881, Korovin spent a year in St.
Petersburg at the Imperial Academy of Arts,
he was not happy with the antiquated
teaching methods and returned in Moscow;
• In 1888 Korovin traveled with Mamontov to
Italy and Spain;
• His second trip to the north, with Valentin
Serov in 1894, coincided with the
construction of the Northern Railway.

8.

• In 1900, Korovin designed the Central Asia section of the Russian
Empire pavilion and was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French
government;
• During World War I Korovin consulted officers at one of the Russian
army on the use of camouflage;
• In 1923 Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin moved to Paris to cure his
heart condition and help his son who had both feet amputated;
• There was going to be a large showing of Korovin's artwork but the
works were stolen. Korovin was left penniless.

9.

On the Balcony, Spanish Women
Leonora and Ampara, 1897–1898

10.

Hammerfest: Aurora Borealis, 1894–1895

11.

Two Ladies on a Terrace. 1911
Parisian Cafe. Late 1890s

12.

Prado Museum, Madrid

13.

• has the most complete collection of Spanish painting from 11th-18th centuries;
• combines a first-class collection of Spanish painting, works of the Flemish and
Italian schools, and examples of the German, French and English schools;
• contains major collections of drawings, engravings, coins and medals, as well
as items of clothing and decorative art.

14.

Las Meninas by Velázquez
Nobleman with his hand on his chest by El Greco

15.

the Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch

16.

The Three Graces by Rubens

17.

A Scholar by Rembrandt
The Lute Player by Caravaggio

18.

Game of Bowls by Henry Matisse

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