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Peasants by Russian artist Abram Arkhipov

Peasants by Russian artist Abram Arkhipov

Peasants by Russian artist Abram Arkhipov


Abram Arkhipov was a Russian painter, peredvizhnik. He entered the history of Russian art of the late XIX-early XX century as an artist of subtle and poetic talent, who dedicated his work to the Russian countryside, the peasant theme.
Abram Yefimovich Arkhipov was born on August 27, 1862 in one of the villages of the Ryazan province into a poor peasant family. Since childhood he was fond of drawing. Parents encouraged the son in every possible way and in 1876 they sent him to study in Moscow.
From 1877 to 1883 and from 1886 to 1888 he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture under the leadership of V.G. Perov, V.D. Polenov, I.M. Pryanishnikov, A.K. Savrasov and V.E. Makovsky. In addition, from 1884 to 1886 he studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.

In 1887, for the painting Visiting the Sick Arkhipov received a large silver medal and the title of a class artist.
In 1891, he became a member of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions.
Many works of this period, such as Visiting the Sick, On the River Oka, were bought personally by P.M. Tretyakov for his collection.
In 1896 and 1912 the artist visited France, Germany and Italy.
In 1898, he received the title of academician and became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts in 1916.
In 1904 he became one of the founders of the Union of Russian Artists.
From 1912 he often traveled to the Russian North.
After the October Revolution the artist took part in the reorganization of the school, in 1918-1920. He taught at the State Agricultural Academy.
In 1924 he became the Member of the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia and in 1927 he became People’s Artist of the Republic.
Abram Arkhipov died on September 25, 1930 in Moscow. He was buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery. He was not married and had no children, but the artistic traditions of the family were continued by his grand-niece, Alla Bedina.

Peasants by Russian artist Abram Arkhipov

After the rain. 1910

After the rain. 1910

At the market

At the market

Birdcatcher

Birdcatcher

Fishermen

Fishermen

Girl with a jug

Girl with a jug

Icon painter

Icon painter

In the workshop of masks

In the workshop of masks

Laundry women

Laundry women

Laundry women

Laundry women

Morning in the village. Bridge

Morning in the village. Bridge

Moscow courtyards

Moscow courtyards

Murom

Murom

North Sea

North Sea

Northern Village, 1900

Northern Village, 1900

Northern Village

Northern Village

October in the village

October in the village

On a visit. 1915

On a visit. 1915

On the Oka River

On the Oka River

On the Volga

On the Volga

On the White Sea

On the White Sea

On the White Sea

On the White Sea

Peasant girl

Peasant girl

Orsay, Paris

Orsay, Paris

Peasant women on the bank of the Volga

Peasant women on the bank of the Volga

Portrait of Arkhipov by I. Repin

Portrait of Arkhipov by I. Repin

Radonitsa

Radonitsa

Return trip

Return trip

Spring holiday

Spring holiday

The domes

The domes

The guests. Sketch for the picture. 1914

The guests. Sketch for the picture. 1914

The ice is broken

The ice is broken

The Old Actor. 1898

The Old Actor. 1898

The Ryazan suburban woman. 1928

The Ryazan suburban woman. 1928

Visiting the sick, 1885

Visiting the sick, 1885

Winter. Backyard

Winter. Backyard

Winter

Winter

Woman in red

Woman in red

Women in the iron foundry

Women in the iron foundry

Young peasant woman in a red jacket

Young peasant woman in a red jacket

Young woman

Young woman