Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon or Juon (russian: Константи́н Фёдорович Юо́н; – April 11, 1958) was a noted
Russia
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n painter and theatre designer associated with the
Mir Iskusstva
''Mir iskusstva'' ( rus, «Мир искусства», p=ˈmʲir ɪˈskustvə, ''World of Art'') was a Russian magazine and the artistic movement it inspired and embodied, which was a major influence on the Russians who helped revolutionize Eur ...
. Later, he co-founded the
Union of Russian Artists
''Mir iskusstva'' ( rus, «Мир искусства», p=ˈmʲir ɪˈskustvə, ''World of Art'') was a Russian magazine and the artistic movement it inspired and embodied, which was a major influence on the Russians who helped revolutionize Eur ...
and the
Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia
The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia (russian: Ассоциация художников революционной России, ''Assotsiatsia Khudozhnikov Revolutsionnoi Rossii'', 1922–1928), later known as Association of Artists ...
.
Biography
Yuon was born in Moscow to the family of a banking clerk of
Swiss-Russian origin (the surname ''Juon'' being of
Walser
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They inhabit the region of the Alps of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as well as the fringes of Italy and Austria.
The Walser people are named a ...
origin
[''Quellen zur Schweizer Geschichte'' vol. 10, 1891, p. 171; see als]
verwandt.ch
for current-day distribution.). His brother
Paul Juon
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People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
was a notable composer.
From 1892 to 1898 he studied at the
where
Konstantin Savitsky and
Konstantin Korovin
Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin (russian: Константи́н Алексе́евич Коро́вин, first name often spelled Constantin; 11 September 1939) was a leading Russian Impressionist painter.
Biography
Youth and education
Konstan ...
were among his distinguished teachers. After graduating from the Moscow Art School he took private lessons from
Valentin Serov
Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (russian: Валенти́н Алекса́ндрович Серо́в; 19 January 1865 – 5 December 1911) was a Russian painter and one of the premier portrait artists of his era.
Life and work
Youth and edu ...
(1898–1900). During several trips to Western Europe, particularly in
Paris
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, he became acquainted with the cityscapes of
Camille Pissarro and other
Impressionists
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, but retained his own distinctive style.
In 1900 he opened the first private painting and drawing school in Moscow. Some noted Russian painters received art education in the school (for example,
Olga Zhekulina). Later he taught in
Leningrad Academy of Arts and the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow. His studio in Moscow was widely used by other painters. He designed sets for plays at the
Moscow Art Theatre and the
Maly Theater, becoming the official designer for this theater from 1945 to 1947. He also contributed sets for operas.
In the Soviet era, Yuon was the director of the Research Institute of the Academy of Arts (1948–1950) and the First Secretary of the
Union of Soviet Artists (1956–1958). He won a
Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to:
* The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize
The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...
(1943), received the
Order of Lenin
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and other orders and medals. He died in Moscow on April 11, 1958.
Selected works
Konstantin Yuon started as an
Impressionist landscape and genre painter with a
Symbolist note. Among the impressionist landscapes are ''To the Trinity'' (1903) and ''Tverskoy Boulevard'' (1909). Later he toyed with the ideas of
lyrical landscape mixed with the imitations of
Palekh miniature
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and
Icon
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arts. The most Symbolist of his works are the cycle of engravings ''Creation of the World'' on the theme of
Genesis
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Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
(1908–1912) and the painting ''New Planet'' that shows the
October Revolution
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as the result of a cosmic catastrophe. To the end of his life he became a strict
socialist realism
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artist, producing paintings like ''Parade on the
Red Square
Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːətʲ) is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Owing to its historical significance and the adjacent historical build ...
on November 7, 1941''.
File:Soft goods.jpg, Soft goods, 1905
File:Blue bush.jpg, The blue bush, 1908
File:Yuon boulevard.jpg, Tverskoy Boulevard
Tverskoy Boulevard (russian: Тверской бульвар) is one of the main thoroughfares in central Moscow. It is a part of the Boulevard Ring and begins at the end of the Nikitsky Boulevard, at the crossing with Bolshaya Nikitskaya Stree ...
, 1909
File:Spring sunny day.jpg, Spring sunny day, 1910
File:Yuon Lavra1911.jpg, View of the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (russian: Тро́ице-Се́ргиева ла́вра) is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Pos ...
from Vokzalnaya Street, 1911
File:Portrait of Claudia Yuon.jpg, Portrait of Klavdiya Yuon, the artist's wife, 1911
File:Yuon New Planet 1921.jpg, New Planet, 1921
File:Yuon RedSquare Parade 1941.jpg, Parade on the Red Square
Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːətʲ) is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Owing to its historical significance and the adjacent historical build ...
on November 7, 1941, painted in 1949
See also
*
List of Russian artists
References
External links
Biography and art samples
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yuon, Konstantin
1875 births
1958 deaths
Russian Impressionist painters
Artists from Moscow
19th-century painters from the Russian Empire
Russian male painters
20th-century Russian painters
Soviet painters
Full Members of the USSR Academy of Arts
Stalin Prize winners
Russian people of Swiss descent
Russian people of German descent
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Soviet people of Swiss descent
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni