Kirill Vikentievich Lemokh, also known as Carl Johann Lemoch (Russian: Кирилл Викентьевич Лемох: 1841–1910) was a Russian genre painter and member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.

Biography

His father was a music teacher from Germany.Irina Kornilyeva, "Kirill Vikentievich Lemokh", Parish magazine ''Лампада'' (Lampada), Moscow 2005, October, pgs.6-

From 1851 to 1856, he studied at the

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under . In 1858, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied

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with

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and

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. Five years later, in 1863, he participated in what came to be known as the "

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", a protest by those who preferred the Realistic style over the Classical style being promoted by the academy. As a result, he withdrew from the academy with the degree of Artist Second-Class. He joined the Artel of Artists, led by Ivan Kramskoi.''Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона'' (

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), edited by K. K. Arsenev and F. F. Petrushevsky, Saint Petersburg, 1896, vol.XVIIA (Ледье – Лопаревъ), pg.96

/ref> Five years later, he entered an academy competition and became an Artist First-Class. From that point on, he earned his living by giving drawing lesson to aristocratic families and built an art studio in Khovrino District, Khovrino, where he spent his summers painting.Irina Kornilayeva: Кirill Lemokh "In Summer, With Congratulations", Parish newspaper ''Лампада'' (Lampada), Moscow , 2008 July–Augus

In 1870, he joined with

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to create the " Peredvizhniki" (Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions). He was briefly expelled from the Association for failing to provide work on time, but rejoined in 1879, eventually becoming a board member and Treasurer. While still a member of the Artel, he accepted an invitation to give private drawing lessons to the children of future Tsar Alexander III and continued to do so for many years. Olga Alkexandrovna turned out to be his best student there, and retained an interest in art for the rest of her life. He became a member of the academy in 1893, received a life pension and became a curator for the art collection at the Russian Museum until his retirement in 1909.

Selected paintings

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Reading

References

External links

Kirill (Karl) Lemokh portal
@ "Воскресный день" (Sunday Afternoon)
Karl Lemokh
@ "Энциклопедии живописи и графики Art-каталог" (Encyclopedia of Painting and Graphics Art Directory) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemokh, Kirill 1841 births 1910 deaths Russian genre painters 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian painters Russian male painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian male artists Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni

Biography

Selected paintings

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