Alexander Kiselev (1838-1911)

📋 Short Biography — Alexander A. Kiselyov (1838–1911)

- Born: June 6, 1838, in Sveaborg (now Suomenlinna, Finland) 🇷🇺
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- Died: January 20, 1911, in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Occupation: Prominent Russian realist landscape painter
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- Education: Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts, graduated in 1864 with a large silver medal
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- Movement: Active member of the Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers) art association from 1876
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- Career:
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- 1877: Moved to Moscow, participated in traveling exhibitions across Russia
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- 1897–1911: Professor of landscape painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg
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- 1899: Elected Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts
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- Style: Painted realistic landscapes of the Russian countryside, Crimea, and the Caucasus — known for natural light and peaceful, serene atmospheres
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- Notable Works: Before the Storm (1865), Autumn in the Woods, The Forgotten Mill