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Kuindzhi Arkhip Ivanovich
(Куинджи
Архип
Иванови&
#1095;, in Russian(1841 – 1910) - Russian
landscape painter. 

He was a son of Greeks|Greek shoemaker. He studied
painting mainly independently and in St.Petersburg
Academy of arts (from 1868; the full member since
1893). He was co-partner of mobile art exhibitions
(Peredvizhniki; 1875-1879). During early period
Kuinczhy felt Ivan Aivazovsky's influence. In the
middle of 1870th he created a number of paintings
in which the landscape motive was designed for
concrete social associations in spirit of
Peredvizhniki ("Forgotten village", 1874;
"Chumatski path", 1875; both - in Tretyakov
gallery). In his mature period Kuindzhy aspired to
transfer the most expressive on illumination of a
condition of the nature. He applied composite
receptions (high horizon, etc.), allowing to
create panoramic views. Using light effects and
the intensive colors shown to several main tones,
he achieved almost full illusion of illumination
(“The Ukrainian night", 1876; "Birchwood", 1879;
"After a thunder-storm", 1879; all three are in
Tretyakov Gallery; "Night on Dnepr", 1880 in
Russian museum, St.Petersburg). His later works
are remarkable by decorative effects of color
building.

He taught in St.Petersburg Academy of arts (he was
professor from 1892; since 1894 professor-head of
landscape workshop; but he was fired in 1897 for
support of student's protests). His students were
such of great artists as: L.A. Rylov, Nicholas
Roerich, K.F. Bogaevsky, and others.

Kuindzhi was the initiator of creation of the
Society of artists (1909; later - the Society name
after A.I. Kuindzhi).


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