Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi

Russian Painter, 1842-1910 Ukrainian painter, active in Russia. Initially self-taught as an artist, he twice failed the St Petersburg Academy's entrance examination, despite coaching by the marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky. In 1868, however, he was accepted as an external student. He persevered against conservative prejudice and poverty throughout his early career, supplementing his income by retouching photographs. In his early landscape paintings he often sought to capture seasonal moods, as in Autumn Mud (1872; St Petersburg, Rus. Mus.). A more human focus, however, is noticeable after 1874, when he joined the travelling exhibitions society the WANDERERS: the village houses dominate the landscape setting in Evening in Ukraine (1878; St Petersburg, Rus. Mus.). Kuindzhi's principal interest, however, was in lighting, and he obtained striking effects by using vivid colours, chiaroscuro contrasts and simple but cleverly conceived designs. Spectacular paintings, such as the Birch Grove (1879; Moscow, Tret'yakov Gal.), greatly moved contemporary viewers. Through years of experimentation, Kuindzhi developed a highly original technique, which he applied to an increasingly typical, at times almost visionary, treatment of subjects such as snow-covered mountains and moonlight (e.g. Elbnis: Moonlit Night, 1890-95; Moscow, Tret'yakov Gal.). Due to imperfections in the paints he used, many of his canvases soon darkened.


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Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Silver Birch oil


Silver Birch
Painting ID::  35250
Silver Birch
cn40 1879 Oil painting 91x181cm
cn40 1879 Oil_painting 91x181cm
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The empress of rain oil


The empress of rain
Painting ID::  35251
The empress of rain
cn40 1879 Oil painting 102x159cm
cn40 1879 Oil_painting 102x159cm
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Dnieper-s Moonlight oil


Dnieper-s Moonlight
Painting ID::  35252
Dnieper-s Moonlight
cn40 1880 Oil painting 105x144cm
cn40 1880 Oil_painting 105x144cm
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The evening of Ukraine oil


The evening of Ukraine
Painting ID::  35253
The evening of Ukraine
cn40 1878-1880 Oil painting 81x163cm
cn40 1878-1880 Oil_painting 81x163cm
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The Lake in the forest-Cloud oil


The Lake in the forest-Cloud
Painting ID::  35254
The Lake in the forest-Cloud
cn40 1890 Oil painting 38.4x55.5cm
cn40 1890 Oil_painting 38.4x55.5cm
   
   
     

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     Russian Painter, 1842-1910 Ukrainian painter, active in Russia. Initially self-taught as an artist, he twice failed the St Petersburg Academy's entrance examination, despite coaching by the marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky. In 1868, however, he was accepted as an external student. He persevered against conservative prejudice and poverty throughout his early career, supplementing his income by retouching photographs. In his early landscape paintings he often sought to capture seasonal moods, as in Autumn Mud (1872; St Petersburg, Rus. Mus.). A more human focus, however, is noticeable after 1874, when he joined the travelling exhibitions society the WANDERERS: the village houses dominate the landscape setting in Evening in Ukraine (1878; St Petersburg, Rus. Mus.). Kuindzhi's principal interest, however, was in lighting, and he obtained striking effects by using vivid colours, chiaroscuro contrasts and simple but cleverly conceived designs. Spectacular paintings, such as the Birch Grove (1879; Moscow, Tret'yakov Gal.), greatly moved contemporary viewers. Through years of experimentation, Kuindzhi developed a highly original technique, which he applied to an increasingly typical, at times almost visionary, treatment of subjects such as snow-covered mountains and moonlight (e.g. Elbnis: Moonlit Night, 1890-95; Moscow, Tret'yakov Gal.). Due to imperfections in the paints he used, many of his canvases soon darkened.

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