BUDKEVICH (Butkevich) Joseph-Казимир K. (Josip Kostantinovich)

6 (18) April 1841 (Kiev) — 21 ноября (3 декабря) 1895 (Kiev)

Painter, draftsman

he Studied at the Imperial Academy of arts (1866-1873) first as a volunteer, from 1871 — permanent student. He was awarded small silver (1871, 1872, 1873) and large silver (1872, 1873) medals. In 1873 he received the title of class artist of 3-й degree.

he Lived in Kiev. In 1880-е visited Italy, France, Spain, Palestine. He painted landscapes, genre composition content. Author of painting works: "Street in Damascus" (1881), "Old courtyard in Beirut" (1882)@graphic semicolon "Young Italian woman", a series of drawings dedicated to the Russo-турецкой war of 1877-1878 годов (1880). Executed copies of paintings by Rembrandt and Д. Веласкеса.

he Taught at the Kyiv drawing school (1878-1879); among students — Н. К. Пимоненко.

Work is represented in several Museum collections, among them — national art Museum of Ukraine in Kiev, Transcarpathian regional art Museum named after. И. Бокшая in Uzhgorod, Pskov state United historical-архитектурный and art Museum-заповедник (art gallery) and others.

Sources:

1. Kondakov С. Н. Список Russian artists. For the anniversary directory of the Imperial Academy of arts. St. Petersburg, 1914. S. 26.

2. Artists of the peoples of the USSR. Biobibliographic dictionary. M., 1972, vol. 2. S. 100.