Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky.
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky BIOGRAPHY
1857 Kiev, Russia - 1931 Kiev, Russia. Known for: Landscape and genre painting.
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky was a Ukrainian painter of views and animated landscapes, close in style to Levitan (1860-1900). He was born in Kiev and studied at the Moscow College between 1874 and... Read full biography
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky was a Ukrainian painter of views and animated landscapes, close in style to Levitan (1860-1900). He was born in Kiev and studied at the Moscow College between 1874 and 1882. He studied with Aleksej Kondratevic Savrasov (1830-1897), Vasilij Grigorievic Perov (1834-1882)... Read full biography
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky was a Ukrainian painter of views and animated landscapes, close in style to Levitan (1860-1900). He was born in Kiev and studied at the Moscow College between 1874 and 1882. He studied with Aleksej Kondratevic Savrasov (1830-1897), Vasilij Grigorievic Perov (1834-1882) and Vasili Dimitrevich Polenov (1844-1927). His first independent work was From the Window of the Moscow School of Painting, 1878, and greatly impressed not only his tutors, but also the great... Read full biography
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky was a Ukrainian painter of views and animated landscapes, close in style to Levitan (1860-1900). He was born in Kiev and studied at the Moscow College between 1874 and 1882. He studied with Aleksej Kondratevic Savrasov (1830-1897), Vasilij Grigorievic Perov (1834-1882) and Vasili Dimitrevich Polenov (1844-1927). His first independent work was From the Window of the Moscow School of Painting, 1878, and greatly impressed not only his tutors, but also the great collector of Russian painting, Pavel Tretyakov, who acquired the work for his collection. This particular painting had another important significance for Svetoslavsky in that it marked the beginning of a cycle of pictures, painted as if from the windows of... Read full biography
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky was a Ukrainian painter of views and animated landscapes, close in style to Levitan (1860-1900). He was born in Kiev and studied at the Moscow College between 1874 and 1882. He studied with Aleksej Kondratevic Savrasov (1830-1897), Vasilij Grigorievic Perov (1834-1882) and Vasili Dimitrevich Polenov (1844-1927). His first independent work was From the Window of the Moscow School of Painting, 1878, and greatly impressed not only his tutors, but also the great collector of Russian painting, Pavel Tretyakov, who acquired the work for his collection. This particular painting had another important significance for Svetoslavsky in that it marked the beginning of a cycle of pictures, painted as if from the windows of different buildings in Moscow and Kiev. Svetoslavsky does not attempt to show the ceremonial forms of... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky ((1857 - 1931)), known for Landscape and genre painting. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky - Artist Info
About Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky
Biography
Sergei Ivanovich Svetoslavsky was a Ukrainian painter of views and animated landscapes, close in style to Levitan (1860-1900).
He was born in Kiev and studied at the Moscow College between 1874 and 1882. He studied with Aleksej Kondratevic Savrasov (1830-1897), Vasilij Grigorievic Perov (1834-1882) and Vasili Dimitrevich Polenov (1844-1927).
His first independent work was From the Window of the Moscow School of Painting, 1878, and greatly impressed not only his tutors, but also the great collector of Russian painting, Pavel Tretyakov, who acquired the work for his collection. This particular painting had another important significance for Svetoslavsky in that it marked the beginning of a cycle of...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 1,812 of 1,796 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.