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, author of paintings dedicated to life in

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, academician of the

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, member of Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes.

Biography

He was born in

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in a

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family. His primary education was in

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then, after his father's death, he was taken to

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in 1839, where he was enrolled at the Nikolaevsky Engineering Academy and his aptitude for drawing was first displayed."Его картины знал народ"
(His Paintings Knew the People) by Vladimir Stepanov @ ''Kurskaya Pravda''. He graduated in 1845, and began to attend classes at the

with

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, intending to become a history painter. Soon, however, he discovered a preference for painting scenes from everyday life. While there, he made the first known portrait of

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, (his former fellow student at the engineering school), became involved in the

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and narrowly avoided arrest. In 1849 he returned to the relative safety of his family estate in

, which soon passed to him, following his mother's death. He painted throughout the local Malorossian villages, visiting

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only to arrange exhibitions.Brief biography
@ Russian Painting. In the early 1850s, he published an ''Album of Scenes of Malorossian Life'' and, in 1856, was awarded the title of "Free Artist". In the late 1850s, he toured Germany and became a corresponding member of the "". He settled in Saint Petersburg in 1858, after the death of his second wife, who had become ill during their travels. In 1861, he was named an "Academician" for his portrayal of a Russian

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. From 1871 to 1881, he served as an inspector for the

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then, once again, returned to his estate where he created numerous oils, watercolors and drawings of the landlord class, as well as the peasants. He continued to exhibit abroad; in London, Paris and Antwerp. A major posthumous retrospective was held in Moscow in 1893. In addition to his paintings, he illustrated several works by

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and

. He was related, by his first marriage, to

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. His third wife was a lateral descendant of

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Selected paintings

Trutovsky Konstantin Na Senovale.jpg, In the Hayloft Trutovsky 001.jpg, A

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in Kursk Trutovsky Kolyadki.jpg, Caroling in

Trutovsky 005.jpg, Rural Teacher

References

External links

The artworks
Trutovsky Konstantin: the artworks

The Departure of Guests

Sad story
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