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1861–1939  

KOROVIN Konstantin Alexeevich

November 23, 1861 (Moscow) — September 11, 1939 (Paris)

Painter, graphic artist, scene-designer, architect, master of decorative and applied arts


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Коровин, Константин Алексеевич

Biography

KOROVIN Konstantin Alexeevich

November 23, 1861 (Moscow) — September 11, 1939 (Paris)

Painter, graphic artist, scene-designer, architect, master of decorative and applied arts

Korovin was born to a family of merchants Old Believers; his paternal grandfather had a coachman cab, maternal grandfather was tea merchant. His parents were fond of art; painters I. M. Pryanishnikov and L. L. Kamenev frequented Korovin’s house.

In 1875 Konstantin Korovin entered Moscow School of painting, sculpture and architecture (MUZhVZ); his elder brother Sergey studied there, later he became famous painter. At first Korovin studied at the faculty of architecture; in 1876 he changed the faculty and began to study painting. Korovin studied under the guidance of E. S. Sorokin, V. G. Perov, A. K. Savrasov, I. M. Pryanishnikov. In 1881 he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts (IAKh) in St. Petersburg, but one year later Korovin was disappointed with outdated teaching methods. He returned to Moscow and continued his studies at MUZhVZ in the workshop of V. D. Polenov. In 1883 Korovin was awarded small silver medal for pictorial sketch, in 1883–1884 he was granted the V. A. Dolgoruky scholarship for drawing. In 1886 Korovin graduated from Moscow School of painting, sculpture and architecture.

In 1880 Korovin attended Polenov’s drawing evenings. V. D. Polenov got Korovin acquainted with S. I. Mamontov. Korovin joined Abramtsevo circle. Since 1884 he often visited Mamontov’s estate near Moscow, worked in the pottery and carpentry workshops. Korovin drew sketches of furniture, created ornamental friezes Boats, Swans, chimneypieces Sadko, Mermaids and others. Since 1885 Korovin designed many performances at the Mamontov Russian private Opera in Moscow, in particular Aida by G. Verdi, Carmen by J. Bizet (1885), Prince Igor by A. P. Borodin, The Maid of Pskov by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov (1897), Khovanshchina by M. P. Mussorgsky, Sadko by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, Judith by A. N. Serov and many others. Korovin participated as an actor and as a set designer in domestic performances of the Abramtsevo circle. From mid 1880 till 1890 Korovin headed art workshop at the Stroganov School of Industrial Art.

In 1888–1889 Korovin traveled together with S. I. Mamontov to Spain and France. In 1889 he visited Tiflis, Mariupol, and Kostroma. Since 1888 Korovin exposed his works at the exhibitions of Moscow Society of Art Lovers; since 1889 he took part in the exhibitions of the Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions (TPKhV). In 1892–1894 Korovin lived in Paris.

In 1894 on the initiative of Mamontov, Korovin with V. A. Serov made a trip to the North: in Yaroslavl, Vologda, Arkhangelsk, on the rivers the Northern Dvina, Sukhona, White and Norwegian seas. Due to the sketches made during the trip, Korovin painted a series of pictures for the pavilion The Extreme North at the All-Russia industrial and agricultural exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod in 1896.

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