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 Birch Grove (nn02) oil painting


Birch Grove (nn02)
1879 Oil on canvas (dimensions unknown) state Russian Museum,Leningrad
Painting ID::  23230
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
Birch Grove (nn02)
1879 Oil on canvas (dimensions unknown) state Russian Museum,Leningrad
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Landscape oil painting


Landscape
cn40 1874
Painting ID::  35241
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
Landscape
cn40 1874
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The night of Ukraine oil painting


The night of Ukraine
cn40 1876
Painting ID::  35242
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
The night of Ukraine
cn40 1876
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The Boat on the sea oil painting


The Boat on the sea
cn40 1875
Painting ID::  35243
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
The Boat on the sea
cn40 1875
   
   
     

Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Landscape oil painting


Landscape
cn40 1885-1890 Oil painting 39x53cm
Painting ID::  35244
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
Landscape
cn40 1885-1890 Oil painting 39x53cm
   
   
     

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     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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