Arseny Ivanovich Meshchersky (russian: Арсе́ний Ива́нович Меще́рский; 1834 in the

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– 13 November 1902 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

?) was a Russian landscape painter.

Biography

Arseny was the son of a peasant. By 1854, when he was only twenty, he appears to have received a thorough artistic training. At that time, he was enrolled at the

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where he studied with

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and Timofey Neff. The following year, he participated in his first academic exhibition. Then suddenly, in 1857, he dropped out of the academy and moved to Switzerland (at his own expense or that of a patron) to improve his painting skills by studying with the landscape painter Alexander Kalam (1810-1864). Two years later, he exhibited at the academy, winning a gold medal, the title of Artist First-Class and a stipend that allowed him to travel at government expense. In 1864 he returned home, although he continued to travel extensively and, three years later, he was chosen to be part of the entourage accompanying Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich on his voyage around the world. In 1876, he was named a Professor at the academy.

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, edited by , 2nd-ed., Vol.27 "Медузы — Многоножка". 1954 In 1879, he became ill with

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and developed complications, hovering close to death for almost two months. He recovered, but suffered from breathing difficulties for the rest of his life, especially in the winter.Audiobiography/Text
@ Meshchersky website In 1886, he was awarded the

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, Third Degree. He once again began to travel, visiting Turkey, Greece, Italy and Switzerland over the course of the next twelve years. In mid-November 1902, the newspaper '' Новое время'' (New Times) published an obituary (between advertisements for soap and gloves) noting that "Arseny Meshchersky, Professor of landscape painting, who once enjoyed great popularity...", had died from an attack of "asthma".

Selected paintings

Арсений Иванович Мещерский - Илта.jpg, Evening (1857) Arseny Meshchersky In Finland.jpg, Winter evening in Finland (1866) Арсений Иванович Мещерский - Зима, увольнение льда.jpg, Winter. Ice break (1878) Арсений Иванович Мещерский - Пики в снегу.jpg, Mountain peaks in the snow (1878) Арсений Иванович Мещерский - Бешеный быстрому.jpg, Rapids (1886)

References

External links

Arseny Meschersky website: Home page

@ Russian Painting. {{DEFAULTSORT:Meshchersky, Arseny 1834 births 1902 deaths Landscape painters 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire