Yefim Volkov
Yefim Volkov | |
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Ефим Ефимович Волков | |
Born | |
Died | February 17, 1920 | (aged 75)
Education | Member Academy of Arts (1899) Full Member Academy of Arts (1895) |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1870) |
Known for | Painting |
Yefim Yefimovich Volkov (Russian: Ефим Ефимович Волков; 4 April 1844, Saint Petersburg — 17 February 1920, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter.[1]
Biography[]
His father was a feldsher and his family was poor. He was briefly employed by the Ministry of Justice. In 1866, he began to take drawing lessons at the "Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts".[2] He later studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and honed his skills by doing sketches from nature. In 1870, he received the title of "Free Artist" in recognition of his painting "View of Saint Petersburg and Vicinity".
In 1878, he joined the "Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions" (Peredvizhniki) and presented annual displays of his work under their aegis.[1] The death of his daughter in 1884 caused him several years of grief but, in 1888, he was finally able to make an extensive tour of Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Palestine with his wife, where he painted landscapes with sea views.[2] Later, they toured the Volga region.
He became a full member of the Academy in 1895 and was named an Academician four years later. After the events of Bloody Sunday, the Peredvizhniki came under police scrutiny, interest in their work began to decline and Volkov's career never recovered. He died in "genteel poverty" at his home on Vasilievsky Island.
Selected paintings[]
Autumn Landscape (1897)
On the Way to the Pasture (1884)
The Fire (date unknown)
Ukrainian Landscape
with Hut (1910)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Frida Roginskaya, List of members of the Peredvizhniki: Historical Essays, Moscow, Искусство (1989) ISBN 5-87685-054-3
- ^ Jump up to: a b Russian Painting: Brief biography
Further reading[]
- Natalya Vassilyeva, Sergey Istomin; Ефим Волков, (Master Artists Series) Белый город (2007) ISBN 978-5-7793-1346-9 Selections from the book
External links[]
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- Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts
- Full Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts
- Imperial Academy of Arts alumni
- 1844 births
- 1920 deaths
- Landscape painters
- 19th-century Russian painters
- Russian male painters
- 20th-century Russian painters