The artist was born on the 19th of January in 1865 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1865 - 1911
Serov was a Russian painter, graphic artist, author of several hundred portraits and historical canvases, landscape painter, animal painter and a talented teacher. He worked at different times in various styles – from Realism and Naturalism to Impressionism, and from Neoclassicism and Symbolism to Modernism.
Key ideas:
– Serov depicted beauty and youth in his early portraits and the charm of nature in his landscapes. He had two main aims: to express the simplicity and beauty of nature or the model and interpret them persuasively.
The freshness and fragility of the young artist’s canvases arose not only from his reworking of light and color, but also from the the complex harmony of reflexes, and the saturation of air.
– In his later works, Serov began to use a method of stylization characteristic of modern aesthetics. He was the first to create his own versions of ancient scenes in a painting, which stood out from the canons of Academism (a good example is “The Abduction of Europe”). Critics called his rhythm of work “resilient.” He was a master of transforming silhouettes, as if pulling them. He placed them diagonally, which emphasizes the dynamics of movement in the composition.
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The artist was born on the 19th of January in 1865 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Became a student of German engraver Karl Koepping.
Moved to Paris and became a student of Ilya Repin. The famous artist always said that Serov was a real workaholic and spent a lot of time painting.
Returned to Russia to study. Continued his studies with Repin.
Entered the Academy of Arts. He studied there for five years.
Began to lead a workshop at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (worked in collaboration with K. Korovin until 1910).
Received the Grand Prix for his portrait of Grand Duke Paul.
Became a full member of the Academy of Fine Arts. However, he soon left the Academy (as a sign of protest after the shooting on January 9, 1905).
Traveled to Greece, which impressed him with its numerous ancient sculptures and monuments.
The artist died on the 5th of December in 1911 in Moscow, Russia.
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Impressionism
friends
Mikhail Vrubel
Vladimir Derviz
artists
Henri Matisse
Ilya Repin
Karl Capping
Pavel Chistyakov
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Academic art
Post-Impressionism
friends
Konstantin Korovin
Lev Bakst
artists
Petr Konchalovsky
Fedor Krichevsky
Martiros Saryan
Nikolai Milioti
Mikhail Larionov
Robert Falk
Vladimir von Meck
Pavel Kuznetsov
Nikolay Sapunov
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
Nikolay Ulyanov
Konstantin Yuon