Yefim Yefimovich Volkov (; 4 April 1844 – 17 February 1920) was a Russian landscape painter.Frida Roginskaya, ''List of members of the Peredvizhniki: Historical Essays'', Moscow, Искусство (1989)

Biography

His father was a

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and his family was poor. He was briefly employed by the

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. In 1866, he began to take drawing lessons at the "

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and honed his skills by doing sketches from nature. In 1870, he received the title of "Free Artist" in recognition of his painting "View of Saint Petersburg and Vicinity". In 1878, he joined the "Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions" (

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) and presented annual displays of his work under their aegis. The death of his daughter in 1884 caused him several years of grief but, in 1888, he was finally able to make an extensive tour of Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Palestine with his wife, where he painted landscapes with sea views. Later, they toured the

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. He became a full member of the Academy in 1895 and was named an Academician four years later. After the events of

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, the Peredvizhniki came under police scrutiny, interest in their work began to decline and Volkov's career never recovered. He died in "genteel poverty" at his home on

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Selected paintings

File:Ефим волков Осенний пейзаж 1897.jpg, Autumn Landscape (1897) File:Volkov On the way to the pasture.jpg, On the Way to the Pasture (1884) File:Volkov Efim. Fire.jpg, The Fire (date unknown) File:Волков Ефим Украинский пейзаж.jpg, Ukrainian Landscape
with Hut (1910) File:Ефим Волков. Болото осенью, 1871.jpg, Marsh in Autumn (1871) File:Ефим Волков Ранний снег.jpg, The First Snow (1883) File:Ефим Волков В лесу. По весне.jpg, Forest. In Spring. (1877) File:Landscape with a Swamp by Efim Efimovich Volkov - 1898.jpg, Landscape with a Swamp (1898)

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External links

ArtNet: More works by Volkov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volkov, Yefim 1844 births 1920 deaths Russian landscape painters 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters 20th-century Russian painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian male artists Burials at Smolensky Cemetery

Biography

Selected paintings

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