Pervukhin Konstantin

Painter, graphic artist, photographer. Artist is one of the major Russian artists of the XIX – XX centuries. He continued the tradition of Russian landscape school.

Born in 1863 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

The first artistic skills from my father, then studied at the DI Bezperchego in the 2 nd Kharkov Gymnasium and Secondary School. After graduating from the college worked as an assistant surveyor in the lithographic workshops, retoucher at a photo studio, decorated amateur theatricals. In the early 1880’s drawing school visited the Kharkov MD Raevskaya-Ivanova.

In 1885 he moved to St. Petersburg, made friends with many artists, in particular with N. Dubovsky, P. Levchenko, K. Kostandi, VM Vasnetsov. Self-involved figure. Advice of Repin, visited him drawing in the evening.

In 1886, as extern to the IAH studied under Pavel Chistyakov. Summer months spent in Kharkov, in the summer of 1886 worked with Repin and Dubovsky at Siverskaya.

From 1887 he participated in exhibitions TPHV, a member of the Association since 1899.

As an illustrator has worked in the magazines “Pictorial Review,” World illustration “,” Virgin Soil “, published by MO Wolf, in 1894-1896 – in the Yearbook of the Imperial Theaters».

From 1902 he lived in Moscow.

In 1902-1912 – he taught at the Stroganov School of Industrial Art.

In 1903 became a founding member and regular exhibitor of the Union of Russian artists.

Since 1906 was a member of the Committee of Association.

Participated in the activities of the Moscow literary and artistic circles, attended the Art Circle “Environment” (from 1904), a literary circle “Zori” (1906-1907).

Since 1910 was a member of the Russian Photographic Society in Moscow.

Artist’s works are in many museum and private collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum and others.

He died in 1915 in Moscow, Russia.