Description of the painting by Alexei Kivshenko “Zhnitvo”
Alexey Kivshenko was born in the family of a serf earl Sheremetyevo in the village of Serebryanyye Prudy of the Tula province, but thanks to his father’s many talents and the count’s favorable attitude towards him, the boy began to develop his talent for painting early in the St. Petersburg Drawing School. Then, while studying at the Academy of Arts, in order to receive a pension trip, he wrote to order his famous “Military Council in Fili”, which glorified him as a master of expressive compositions and historical believability.
Kivshenko worked superbly not only with oil, but with watercolor, which served most of his many illustrations of literary works in print. His battle scenes, hunting scenes, the presentation of various historical events of Russia and European countries always differ in their special saturated color, naturalness of images and harmonious presentation of characters in different landscapes.
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For his contribution to Russian painting, Alexei Kivshenko was awarded several gold and silver medals, received the title of academician, and led the battle department in an art school. The style of work was most close to the Russian progressive Wanderers.
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