Nicolai S (Nicola) Cikovsky - Artist Info

About Nicolai S (Nicola) Cikovsky

Name variants

Nicholas Cikovski, Nicolai S Civosky
  • Biography

    Landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky, 1894-1984, was born in Russia, where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art Institute, 1921-1923. He emigrated to the United States in 1923, exhibiting in that year in New York City at the Charles Daniels Gallery. In 1942, Cikovsky began spending summers on Long Island, New York, in the North Sea area, where he moved permanently in the late 1970s. He painted many land and seascapes there, and is said to have been an influence on two well-known area painters, Jane Freilicher and Fairfield Porter.

    Cikovsky was a member of New York City institutions, including the National Academy of Desi...

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