Forest Paintings by I. Shishkin

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Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin / Ива́н Ива́нович Ши́шкин *1832 x1898 was a Russian landscape painter.
He was born in Yelabuga, Republic of Tatarstan, and graduated from the Kazan gymnasium. Then he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture for four years. After that, he attended the Saint Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts from 1856 to 1860, and graduated with the highest honours and a gold medal.
He received the imperial scholarship for his further studies in Europe.
Five years later Shishkin became a member of the Imperial Academy in St. Petersburg and was professor of painting from 1873 to 1898.
At the same time, Shishkin headed the landscape painting class at the Highest Art School in St. Petersburg.
Shishkin's painting method was based on analytical studies of nature. He became famous for his forest landscapes, and was also an outstanding draftsman and a printmaker.

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