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Mikhail Markelovich Guzhavin (Russian: Михаил Маркелович Гужавин; 17 February 1888, Guzhavino, Urzhumsky District — 12 January 1931, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter and graphic artist.
@ Kupit Kartinu. In 1917, his painting "Quiet Night" earned him the title of "Artist" and a stipend to continue his studies abroad, which he did not take advantage of. That same year, he became the last recipient of the Yendogurov Prize (named after the landscape painting brothers, Sergey andBrief biography
from a newspaper article @ Кировская Искра. Shortly after, he returned to Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad). Some sources indicate that he died in 1929, but works with later dates exist. During his career, he exhibited frequently, interrupted only by the Civil War; at the Spring exhibitions of the Imperial Academy, with the "" (Community of Artists), the and the Peredvizhniki. Most of his works are in regional museums or private collections.
Mikhail Markelovich Guzhavin (Russian: Михаил Маркелович Гужавин; 17 February 1888, Guzhavino, Urzhumsky District — 12 January 1931, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter and graphic artist.
Biography
He was born to a peasant family who becamecurate
A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...
s of the local church. His first art lessons were in the icon-painting workshop at the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. In 1911, he entered the landscape painting class led by Nikolay Dubovskoy
Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy (Russian: Николай Никанорович Дубовской; 17 December 1859, Novocherkassk — 28 February 1918, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter, associated with the Peredvizhniki. Togethe ...
at the Imperial Academy of Arts and was influenced by the style of Isaac Levitan.Biographical notes@ Kupit Kartinu. In 1917, his painting "Quiet Night" earned him the title of "Artist" and a stipend to continue his studies abroad, which he did not take advantage of. That same year, he became the last recipient of the Yendogurov Prize (named after the landscape painting brothers, Sergey and
Ivan Yendogurov
Ivan Ivanovich Yendogurov (Russian: Иван Иванович Ендогуров; 23 October 1861, Kronstadt – 17 May 1898, Capri) was a Russian landscape painter and watercolorist; associated with the Peredvizhniki. His younger brother, Se ...
), which was presented by the Academy.
He set up a studio and remained in Saint Petersburg (then Petrograd) until the early 1920s, when the Civil War made the situation there too difficult. He relocated to the Poltava
Poltava (, ; uk, Полтава ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the capital city of the Poltava Oblast (province) and of the surrounding Poltava Raion (district) of the oblast. Poltava is administratively ...
region and set up a new studio with a workshop, where he gave lessons until 1924. Despite this attempt to flee the turmoil, there is evidence that he came close to being executed by the White Army.from a newspaper article @ Кировская Искра. Shortly after, he returned to Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad). Some sources indicate that he died in 1929, but works with later dates exist. During his career, he exhibited frequently, interrupted only by the Civil War; at the Spring exhibitions of the Imperial Academy, with the "" (Community of Artists), the and the Peredvizhniki. Most of his works are in regional museums or private collections.
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