He was born on January 17 into a poor rural tailor’s family in the village of Vysotsko (Brodivsky district in Lviv region).
1869 - 1941
A Ukrainian Impressionist painter, original colorist, as well as an editor and social activist. Known as a master of landscape, a portrait painter and an art critic. A prominent participant in the revival of Galician-Ukrainian painting and the organization of artistic life in Galicia in general. Being a figure significant for the culture of Western Ukraine, he became one of the creators of the first professional art societies in this region.
Key ideas:
– Crucial in the work of Ivan Trush is lyricism, particular intimacy and poetics that folklorist Mikhail Mochulsky described as “the sun with its inexhaustible treasures”. The luminous effects used by the lyrical painter are harmoniously combined with the simplicity of the composition and with the laconicism of the art language.
– The brushstroke in Trush’s work in the early period is juicy; the coloring is very lively, as the cheerful and bright sun remained his idol. However, a toning close to a sfumato is present in his later canvases.
– Trush loved repeats and variations in his works; at the same time, he constantly developed his favorite motifs, modifying the lighting and overall composition.
– The artist also painted urban landscapes with architectural motifs (the most famous are “Kiev St. Michael’s Cathedral”, “St. Andrew’s Church”, “Tomb of Shevchenko”, “Egyptian Temple”). He created many genre paintings that reflect the life of Hutsuls, Egyptians and Prydniprovsk peoples.
1869
1881
1891 - 1897
1897
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1899
1901 - 1904
1905
1908 - 1912
1941
He was born on January 17 into a poor rural tailor’s family in the village of Vysotsko (Brodivsky district in Lviv region).
Trush entered the Brody city gymnasium, where lessons were conducted in German; in that institution, much attention was paid to drawing and painting.
Studied (with short breaks for trips to Vienna (1894) and Munich (1897)) at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts under J. Matejko, I. Yablonsky, J. Stanislavsky and other prominent teachers and artists.
He met and became friends with Vasily Stefanik, a future writer.
Returned to Lviv, collaborated with the Taras Shevchenko Scientific Society.
The first Lviv personal exhibition of the artist took place.
The artist made a creative trip to the Crimea. He married Ariadne Dragomanova (four children were born into their family) and visited Italy for the first time.
Actively participated in the organization of the First All-Ukrainian Exhibition in Lviv and in the compilation and publication of the Artistic Vestnik, the first Ukrainian art journal, along with composer S. Lyudkevich. Gave public lectures on art history.
The second trip to Italy, a trip to Egypt and Palestine.
On March 22, the artist died. Ivan Trush was buried at Lviv Lychakiv cemetery. In the same year, a large retrospective exhibition of the master’s works was arranged in Lviv.