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Russian Painter, 1842-1910 Ukrainian painter, active in Russia. Initially self-taught as an artist, he twice failed the St Petersburg Academy's entrance examination, despite coaching by the marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky. In 1868, however, he was accepted as an external student. He persevered against conservative prejudice and poverty throughout his early career, supplementing his income by retouching photographs. In his early landscape paintings he often sought to capture seasonal moods, as in Autumn Mud (1872; St Petersburg, Rus. Mus.). A more human focus, however, is noticeable after 1874, when he joined the travelling exhibitions society the WANDERERS: the village houses dominate the landscape setting in Evening in Ukraine (1878; St Petersburg, Rus. Mus.). Kuindzhi's principal interest, however, was in lighting, and he obtained striking effects by using vivid colours, chiaroscuro contrasts and simple but cleverly conceived designs. Spectacular paintings, such as the Birch Grove (1879; Moscow, Tret'yakov Gal.), greatly moved contemporary viewers. Through years of experimentation, Kuindzhi developed a highly original technique, which he applied to an increasingly typical, at times almost visionary, treatment of subjects such as snow-covered mountains and moonlight (e.g. Elbnis: Moonlit Night, 1890-95; Moscow, Tret'yakov Gal.). Due to imperfections in the paints he used, many of his canvases soon darkened.

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Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Birch Grove (nn02) oil painting artist


Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Birch Grove (nn02) oil painting artist

Birch Grove (nn02)
Painting ID::  23230
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1879 Oil on canvas (dimensions unknown) state Russian Museum,Leningrad

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Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Landscape oil painting artist


Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Landscape oil painting artist

Landscape
Painting ID::  35241
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cn40 1874

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Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The night of Ukraine oil painting artist


Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The night of Ukraine oil painting artist

The night of Ukraine
Painting ID::  35242
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cn40 1876

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Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The Boat on the sea oil painting artist


Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi The Boat on the sea oil painting artist

The Boat on the sea
Painting ID::  35243
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cn40 1875

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Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Landscape oil painting artist


Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi Landscape oil painting artist

Landscape
Painting ID::  35244
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cn40 1885-1890 Oil painting 39x53cm

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