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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Arkhip Kuindzhi

Art Appreciation

Born in present day Ukraine, January 27, 1841, Arkhip Kuindzhi was considered one of the most talented Russian landscape artist of his time. 

Kuindzhi grew up poor and lost his parents at a very young age. In 1855, he became the student of Russian romantic painter Ivan Aivazovsky. 

It is said that Kuindzhi's work is heavily influenced by Aivazovsky's style, especially when it comes to sunsets, storms, and surging oceans. Kuindzhi is known for depicting the illusion of illumination in his paintings.

In his 20s, Kuindzhi studied painting at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, then joined an artists' cooperative which eventually became the Society for Traveling Art Exhibitions. He would return to teach at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in his later years, but then fired for supporting students' protests.

Lake Ladoga (1873)

Moonlit Night on the Dnieper (1880)

Red Sunset on the Dnieper (1905)


Sources:

Wikipedia.org

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436833

https://www.wikiart.org/en/arkhip-kuindzhi

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