He was born in a family with Ukrainian-Polish background. His father was a merchant.[2] After finishing his primary education, he attended the drawing school operated by Mykola Murashko. In 1877, he entered the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied with Mikhail Clodt.[3] He completed his courses there in 1884, receiving the title of "Artist First-Class" and a gold medal for his painting "The Oaks".[2] From 1884 to 1906, he taught drawing at the "Nikolaevsky Orphan Institute" in Gatchina.
In 1880, he became one of the first members of the Society of Russian Watercolorists. In 1889, his painting "Forest Vista" was purchased by Tsar Alexander III and he was named an "Academician".[2] He visited France and Germany in the 1890s and exhibited at the Exposition Universelle (1900). That same year, he became a full member of the Academy. Later, he served as Chairman of an art society created by a bequest from his friend Arkhip Kuindzhi.[3] He often returned to the area around Kiev to paint landscapes in oils and watercolors.
In 1910, he was accused of plagiarism by the tabloid press because one of his paintings was similar to a work by Yakov Brovar (1864–1941). Apparently, the resemblance derived from a photograph taken in the Białowieża Forest, that was later used as a model by both artists, and involved a single, distinctive tree. When this was pointed out, his critics declared that using a photograph for a painting was a form of "cheating". Due to the negative publicity and its effect on his reputation, he committed suicide. His maid found him in his office, where he had hung himself and left a suicide note.[4]
konstantin, kryzhitsky, konstantin, yakovlevich, kryzhitsky, russian, Константин, Яковлевич, Крыжицкий, ukrainian, Костянтин, Якович, Крижицький, 1858, kiev, russian, empire, present, kyiv, ukraine, april, 1911, saint, petersburg, russian, empire, russian, emp. Konstantin Yakovlevich Kryzhitsky Russian Konstantin Yakovlevich Kryzhickij Ukrainian Kostyantin Yakovich Krizhickij 17 May 1858 Kiev Russian Empire present day Kyiv Ukraine 4 April 1911 Saint Petersburg Russian Empire was a Russian Empire 1 landscape painter and drawing teacher of Ukrainian Polish descent who was the first chairman of the Arkhip Kuindzhi art society in St Petersburg Konstantin KryzhitskyKonstantin Yakovlevich KryzhickijKonstantin Kryzhitsky 1900s Born 1858 05 17 17 May 1858Died4 April 1911 1911 04 04 aged 52 EducationFull Member Academy of Arts 1900 Alma materImperial Academy of Arts 1885 Known forPaintingAwards Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in a family with Ukrainian Polish background His father was a merchant 2 After finishing his primary education he attended the drawing school operated by Mykola Murashko In 1877 he entered the St Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts where he studied with Mikhail Clodt 3 He completed his courses there in 1884 receiving the title of Artist First Class and a gold medal for his painting The Oaks 2 From 1884 to 1906 he taught drawing at the Nikolaevsky Orphan Institute in Gatchina In 1880 he became one of the first members of the Society of Russian Watercolorists In 1889 his painting Forest Vista was purchased by Tsar Alexander III and he was named an Academician 2 He visited France and Germany in the 1890s and exhibited at the Exposition Universelle 1900 That same year he became a full member of the Academy Later he served as Chairman of an art society created by a bequest from his friend Arkhip Kuindzhi 3 He often returned to the area around Kiev to paint landscapes in oils and watercolors In 1910 he was accused of plagiarism by the tabloid press because one of his paintings was similar to a work by Yakov Brovar 1864 1941 Apparently the resemblance derived from a photograph taken in the Bialowieza Forest that was later used as a model by both artists and involved a single distinctive tree When this was pointed out his critics declared that using a photograph for a painting was a form of cheating Due to the negative publicity and its effect on his reputation he committed suicide His maid found him in his office where he had hung himself and left a suicide note 4 Selected paintings edit nbsp Zvenigorod nbsp Forest Vista nbsp Evening in UkraineReferences edit Konstantin Kryzhitsky The Glory of Russian Painting a b c Brief biography Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Istorii uspeha a b Biographical notes Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine RusArtNet The complete story of the painting Rodon Further reading editKonstantin Kryzhickij Masters of Painting series Belyj Gorod 2005 ISBN 5 7793 0946 9External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Konstantin Kryzhitsky Paintings criticism and Biographical notes on Kryzhitsky Rodon ArtNet More works by Kryzhitsky Biography and appreciation Voskresnyj den Yakov Brovar Russian Antique Gallery Paintings ArtNet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Konstantin Kryzhitsky amp oldid 1196524655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
