abram
arkhipov
B. 1862 Yegorovo, Russia
D. 1930 Moscow, Russia
The Artist
Biography
Abram Arkhipov
B. 1862 Yegorovo, Russia D. 1930 Moscow, Russia
Abram Arkhipov was born to a peasant family in the remote village of Riazan Gubernia, his precocious talent was immediately recognized and encouraged at the local school. Despite financial difficulties in finding the necessary funds, his parents sent him to study at the School of Art, Sculpture, and Architecture in Moscow in 1871. Greatly influenced by his teacher Vasili Perov, Arkhipov was also inspired by Makovsky, Savrasov, and Polenov, artists who played an important role in his schooling. An able and prodigious student, Arkhipov rapidly began to win prizes at exhibitions. In his third year, he completed A Game of
'Svaikia", and in the early 1880's The Second-Hand Shop (1882), The Drunkard (1883), and The Tavern (1883), all of which are now in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
These works demonstrate the influence of Perov in their inherent social criticism.
In 1883, Arkhipov enrolled at the Academy of Arts, where he was to achieve great acclaim with several works, though, despite his success, he was dissatisfied with their teaching methods and returned to the Moscow School, where he was taught by Vasili Polenov.
In 1888, Arkipov embarked on a trip along the Volga which proved extremely productive. During his stay in various villages, Arkhipov honed his craft and experimented with fusing genre and landscape painting into a unified whole. In 1889 Arkhipov exhibited with the Wanderers, and in 1891 he became an active member of the Society of Wanderers. In 1891 he also completed one of his most famous works, Along the River Oka (Tretyakov Gallery). Its muted color scheme, somber subject matter, and expansive brushwork represented a major change in the artist's style.
Available Artwork
Summer evening with fishing boats at a Russian harbour village
Signed Arkipov (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas
51×69 cm.
Girl in Red Dress
oil on canvas
110 x 92.5 cm. (43.25 x 36.4 in.)
Peasant Women
Oil on canvas
100.5 x 189 cm (39.5 x 74.4 in)
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