SAVITSKY Constantine Apollonovich

May 25, 1844 (Taganrog) - February 2, 1905 (Penza)

painter and graphic artist.

born in a military family doctor, the artist's father GK Savitsky. Early left an orphan, was raised in a private hostel in the town Golandera Birkenrue in Livonia. In 1862 he attended the School of Drawing Society for the Promotion of Artists. In the same year joined the IAH, was engaged until 1873 (with interruptions) in the class of historical painting by FA Bruni, A. Markov, Pavel Chistyakov; advice of L. Lagorio and A. E. Beideman. In 1868 he received three small silver medal for the painting "The organ-grinder, drawing and sketch, in 1869 - small and large silver for studies in 1870 - a small silver medal for the sketch of the composition" The Crucifixion ", a large silver medal for drawing and a great incentive medal for the painting "Visiting the sick son" and "All the powder magazine." In 1871 recorded a small gold medal for the execution of the program "Cain and Abel. In 1871-1874 received a scholarship of Emperor Alexander II. By the competition for a gold medal was not allowed to participate in the second exhibition TPHV (1872/1873) and "failure to perform all the provisions of IAH. In 1873 left the classes at the Academy.

in 1874-1876 with funds from the sale of Pavel Tretyakov picture "Repair work on the railroad, and as a Fellow of Alexander II made a trip abroad. Lived and worked in Paris where he became friendly with a colony of Russian artists: AP Bogolyubov, I. Repin, VD Polenov. Periodically traveled to St. Petersburg and Dinaburg. Visit to Warsaw, Dresden, Dusseldorf and other European cities. Summer months spent in the Velay and Etretat in Normandy. Worked painting on the volcanic lava and engraving.

In 1876 he returned to St. Petersburg. In 1878 he joined TPHV, exhibitions of the Association until 1908 (with breaks). In 1878 he exhibited his paintings at the World Exhibition in Paris. In 1880 he worked with a lot of book and magazine graphics, worked in the journals World illustration "," bee "," Art Magazine "," North "," Artist ". I created illustrations for the works of Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Ivan Krylov, LN Tolstoy.

In 1883-1889 he taught at the Central School of Technical Drawing of Baron Alexander Stieglitz. In 1890-1894 participated in the commission to revise the Charter of the IAH. In 1891 he moved to Moscow. In 1891-1897 he taught at MUZhViZ, since 1894, led to full-scale college class. In 1895 he was elected a member of the IAH. In 1896 was recruited to organize the art department of the All-Russia industrial and agricultural exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, was a member of the expert committee.

From 1897 he lived in Penza, until his death he was director of the Penza Art College. ND Seliverstov. In the same year "for fame in the artistic field" was awarded the title of academician.

Retrospective exhibition of works Savitsky passed in 1908 in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 1955 - in Moscow in 1984/1985 - in Penza.

Savitsky - one of the greatest masters of genre painting in Russia in the second half of the XIX century, whose work is connected with TPHV. For his work is characterized by literary themes, "invective oriented, eager to keep the complex psychology of the masses, expressive facial features popular, skill build multifigure scenes, the attraction to plein air painting».

Savitsky works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk and others. When Penza picture gallery is a memorial museum of the artist.