Boris Issakovitch Egis - Artist Info

About Boris Issakovitch Egis

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Boruch Isaakovic Egiz
  • Biography

    Boris Issakovitch Egis was born in Odessa into a Karaite family of hereditary honorary citizens. Between 1886 and 1890 he studied at ORChES under Kyriak Kostandi, and in 1890 entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he studied with Pavel Chistyakov. He left the Academy in 1893 with the title of class artist.

    Boris Issakovitch Egis continued his training in Paris at the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi. He was an active member of the Odessa Society of Fine Arts, serving on its board and acting as secretary of the community. He also taught in secondary schools in Odessa. In 1917 he and Kostandi were elected as representatives of the community to the Odessa Union of Plastic Arts.

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