Samokish Nikolai (Mykola) Semenovich

October 13, 1860 (Nezhin Chernigov province) - January 18, 1944 (Simferopol)

painter and graphic artist.

original artistic skills obtained in Nezhin school with the teacher drawing RK Muzychenko-Cybulski, who also took private lessons in painting. From 1878 he studied at the IAH - first as irregular, and in 1879 became a regular student. Worked under the guidance of P. Shamshina, VP Vereshchagin, K. B. Wenig, VD Orlov, MK ; Klodt, V. Jacobi, as well as battle-painting workshop at BP Villevalde. The advice of Yu Yu clover. Since the early 1880's mastered the technique of etching under the leadership of LE Dmitrieva-Caucasian. For student work has been awarded five silver and two gold medals. In 1883, for the painting "Before the Fair" won first prize Count Stroganov's annual competition of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts. In 1885, for the painting "The Return of Russian cavalry after the attack at Austerlitz in 1805" was awarded a large gold coin, issued from the Academy class artist with a rank of 1 st degree and a pensioner's right to travel abroad.

in 1886-1889 as a pensioner IAH lived in Paris where he honed his skills in the studio of famous painter of battle-pieces ME DETAILS. Traveled to Germany, Belgium, Italy, Greece and Spain.

lived in St. Petersburg (Petrograd). From 1887 on secondment to the Defense Ministry, which acted on the instructions of drawings on the maneuvers and the history of the cavalry regiments. From 1890 (until 1917) taught at the Drawing School of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts. In 1890, for the painting "The herd of white trotting mares on Watering was elected an academician. In the same year exhibited his etchings in the exhibition Blanc et noir in St. Petersburg.

In 1887-1889, together with Ivan Aivazovsky, FA Roubaud and AD Kivshenko wrote several panels for the Military History Museum of the Temple of Fame "in Tiflis. However, SI Vasilevsky painted the building of the Poltava Province Zemstvo. On orders of horse breeders carried pictures of horses. Many worked in the field of book and magazine graphics. Since 1896, among other artists created the illustrations for a book by N. Kutepova "royal and imperial hunting in Russia (St. Petersburg, 1896-1914, v. 1-4).

During the Russian-Japanese War was a war correspondent, has issued the album "1904-1905. War: from the diary of the artist "(St. Petersburg, 1905).

in 1911 complied with the panel for Tsarskoe Selo (now Vitebsk) station in St. Petersburg. At the same time was invited to the Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at IAH, which in 1913 was appointed professor - head of the battle workshop. In 1913 elected a member of the IAH.

During the First World War as a correspondent went to the place of fighting, its front-line sketches were published in magazines "Niva", "Sun of Russia", "Lukomorye and others.

After the October Revolution in 1917 lived in Evpatoria, since 1922 - in Simferopol. Participated in the creation of art studios and a museum in Evpatoria. Since 1923, led drawing lessons in schools, its own studio, as well as in the studio at the House of the Red Army. Simultaneously, in 1924-1930 worked as a teacher in art school. In 1923 and 1926 exhibited his works at exhibitions of the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia (AHRR). In 1938 led the battle-History Workshop Kharkiv Art Institute. Participated in the creation of panorama "Sturm Perekopa».

in 1935 in Simferopol held first personal exhibition, followed by exhibitions in Kharkov and Kiev (both - 1940) and Moscow (1941). In 1937 the artist was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, in 1941 - the Stalin Prize.

Retrospective exhibition of works Samokisha were held in Moscow (1946) and Simferopol (1956).

In his works performed Samokish continue the traditions of Russian realistic art. He worked as battle scenes, animal painter, genre painter. In the early period (1880 - 1890) created the paintings and etchings that are close in spirit to the Wanderers. In the future, has developed his own style, in which features of academic art organically combined with some impressionist techniques, such as the free manner of writing a broad brush.

Samokisha works are in many museum and private collections, including the State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin, Kiev museum of Russian art, Simferopol Art Museum and others.