Konstantīns Visotskis (Russian: Константин Семёнович Высотский, 29 May 1864 – 6 January 1938) was a Russian and Latvian

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1891 and exhibited at Moscow art exhibitions, including those of the Peredvizhniki. The main subjects of his work were nature and animals. After the 1917, revolution in Russia he emigrated to

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

. His work was part of the art competitions at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

, the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

, and the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

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Selection of artworks on "Russians in Latvia" website
1864 births 1938 deaths 20th-century Latvian painters 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian painters Latvian painters Olympic competitors in art competitions Artists from Moscow Peredvizhniki Russian landscape painters Artists from Riga Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni {{Latvia-painter-stub