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Konstantin Apollonovich Savitsky (; 25 May 1844 — 31 January 1905) was a Russian realist painter born in the city of
After graduation from the Imperial Academy of Arts and two years abroad, the artist became co-partner of mobile art exhibitions (
After graduation from the Imperial Academy of Arts the artist dedicated more than 20 years to teaching arts in the art schools of Moscow,
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Savitsky and Morning in the Pine Forest
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savitsky, Konstantin 1844 births 1905 deaths Artists from Taganrog People from Yekaterinoslav Governorate Peredvizhniki 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters 20th-century Russian painters Russian realist painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian male artists Academic staff of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Taganrog
Taganrog (, ) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don (river), Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population:
Located at the site of a ...
in the village Frankovka or Baronovka, named after former governor Otto Pfeilizer-Frank Baron Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Pfeilitzer gen. Franck, sometimes referred to as ''Otto Romanovich Franck'' or ''Otto Romanovich Pfeilitzer-Franck'' (, February 29, 1788 – March 9, 1844) was a Russian statesman, the 6th governor of Taganrog.
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. Today this area is occupied by the Taganrog Iron and Steel Factory TAGMET.
Early life
Savitsky's family lived in the building of the Taganrog Gymnasium for Boys, where his father worked as a doctor. In Frankovka the family rented a summer house. Savitsky spent his childhood and youth inTaganrog
Taganrog (, ) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don (river), Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population:
Located at the site of a ...
. He showed an interest for painting in early childhood. Being on the shore of Azov Sea
The Sea of Azov is an inland shelf sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, and sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded by Russia on the east, and by Ukr ...
with his parents, he loved to make sketches, and drawing lessons at the Gymnasium were his favorite subject.
When Konstantin was fifth-grader at Taganrog Gymnasium, his teenager's life changed unexpectedly. Both of his parents died suddenly. Kostya was taken by his uncle who lived in present-day Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
and became his guardian. There Savitsky entered a private boarding-school and in 1862 he graduated and left for Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
, where he entered The Imperial Academy of Arts
The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov, the founder of the Imperial Moscow University, under the name ''Academy of th ...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
. Personal contacts with outstanding representatives of Russian culture – Ilya Repin
Ilya Yefimovich Repin ( – 29 September 1930) was a Russian painter, born in what is today Ukraine. He became one of the most renowned artists in Russian Empire, Russia in the 19th century. His major works include ''Barge Haulers on the Volga' ...
, Ivan Shishkin
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (; – ) was a Russian landscape painter and graphic artist, one of the most famous landscape painters of the post-reform era, and the creator of the iconic painting '' Morning in a Pine Forest''. He was an academician ...
, Viktor Vasnetsov
Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (; 15 May (New Style, N.S.), 1848 – 23 July 1926) was a Russian artist who specialised in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a co-founder of Russian folklorist and romantic nationalistic pain ...
, Mark Antokolski
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (; 2 November 18409 July 1902) was a Russian sculptor of Lithuanian Jews, Lithuanian–Jewish descent.
Biography
Early life
Mordukh Matysovich Antokolsky was born in Vilnius (Antokol city district), Lithuania (at t ...
, Vladimir Stasov
Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov (also Stassov; ; 14 January O.S. 2 January">Adoption of the Gregorian calendar#Adoption in Eastern Europe">O.S. 2 January/small> 1824 – 23 October .S. 10 October/small> 1906), was a Russian critic of music and art. ...
, – had a great influence on the development of the young artist.
Education and career
Soon Savitsky became one of the best students of the Imperial Academy of Arts. His student paintings were awarded with silver medals and for his painting ''Cain and Abel'' (1871) he received a gold medal.
After graduation from the Imperial Academy of Arts and two years abroad, the artist became co-partner of mobile art exhibitions (Peredvizhniki
Peredvizhniki (, ), often called The Wanderers or The Itinerants in English, were a group of Russian realism (arts), realist artists who formed an artists' cooperative in protest of academic restrictions; it evolved into the ''Society for Trave ...
), a group of Russian realist artists who in protest at academic restrictions formed an artists' cooperative, which evolved into the Society for Traveling Art Exhibitions in 1870. The artwork ''Repairing Railway'' was one of the first paintings of that time dedicated to the life of the working class.
Konstantin Savitsky is a co-author of the famous painting ''Morning in the Pine Forest''. On the original Peredvizhniki exhibition the painting was shown by two authors Ivan Shishkin
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (; – ) was a Russian landscape painter and graphic artist, one of the most famous landscape painters of the post-reform era, and the creator of the iconic painting '' Morning in a Pine Forest''. He was an academician ...
and Konstantin Savitsky. It was assumed that Savitsky had painted the bears and Shishkin the forest but later the scholars found that preparational drawings of the pine forest were made by both Savitsky and Shishkin. Later Savitsky withdrew his signature from the painting and it is currently attributed solely to Shishkin.
The titles of his artworks – ''Lost all their possessions in the fire'', ''To the War'', ''Herdsmen'', ''Krutchnik'', ''Argument at the Bound'' – speak about the direction of his art.
After graduation from the Imperial Academy of Arts the artist dedicated more than 20 years to teaching arts in the art schools of Moscow, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
and Penza
Penza (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura (river), Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Russian census, 2010 Census, Penza had ...
; including the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
The Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (), also known by the acronym MUZHVZ, was one of the largest educational institutions in Russia. The school was formed by the 1865 merger of a private art college, established in Moscow ...
. In 1897 Konstantin Savitsky became a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
Works
His famous artworks are Repairing the Railroad,Morning in a Pine Forest
The ''Morning in a Pine Forest'' (), formerly ''The Bear Family in the Forest'' (), is a painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky.
Creation
Initially, the painting, which measures 139×213 cm, did not include bears. Ho ...
, To the War, Inok, Travellers in Auvergne, Ikon on the Road & many more. "To War" is a huge painting that took ten years to complete.
Repair Work on the Railway
''Repair Work on the Railway'' is a painting by Russian artist Konstantin Savitsky (1844–1905), completed in 1874. It is held in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow (Inventory 590). The dimensions of the painting are 103 × 180.8 cm (100 × 1 ...
'' by Konstantin Savitsky (1874), Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery (; abbreviated ГТГ, ''GTG'') is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, which is considered the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.
The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Muscovite merchant Pavel ...
collection
File:Константин А. Савицкий - Путешественники в Оверни.jpg, ''Travellers in Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France.
As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
'' (1876) by Konstantin Savitsky, Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum (), formerly known as the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (), on Arts Square in Saint Petersburg, is the world's largest depository of Russian fine art. It is also one of the largest art museums in ...
collection
File:К. А. Савицкий. Встреча иконы.jpg, '' Ikon on the road'' (1878), Tretyakov Gallery
File:Utro v sosnovom lesu.jpg, Savitsky painted the bears on Shishkin's landscape ''Morning in a Pine Forest
The ''Morning in a Pine Forest'' (), formerly ''The Bear Family in the Forest'' (), is a painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky.
Creation
Initially, the painting, which measures 139×213 cm, did not include bears. Ho ...
'' (1886). Tretyakov Gallery
File:Savitsky na voinu.jpg, '' To War'' by Konstantin Savitsky (1888), Russian Museum
File:Konstantin Savitskiy Inok 1897.jpg, Inok (1897),
See also
*List of Russian artists
This is a list of Russian artists. In this context, the term "Russian" covers the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and Grand Duchy of Moscow, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities living in Rus ...
References
External links
Savitsky and Morning in the Pine Forest
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savitsky, Konstantin 1844 births 1905 deaths Artists from Taganrog People from Yekaterinoslav Governorate Peredvizhniki 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters 20th-century Russian painters Russian realist painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian male artists Academic staff of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture