Ivan Fyodorovich Seleznyov (1856 - 1936) | Main historical dates: who, what, where, when | Collectibles and Historical Items Overview

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Ivan Fyodorovich Seleznyov

Ivan Fyodorovich Seleznyov (Russian: Иван Федорович Селезнёв) was a Russian and Soviet artist of the last third of the 19th - first third of the 20th centuries. He is known as a painter of academic direction and a teacher.

Ivan Seleznyov worked in historical, portrait and domestic genres, as well as painted landscapes and still lifes. He became famous for his paintings on the subjects of Russian history, life scenes and realistic genre portraits. He also created and restored frescoes in churches in Kiev and was one of the organizers of the Kiev Fellowship of Religious Painting.

Date and place of birt:	3 january 1856, Kiev, Russian Empire
Date and place of death:	31 march 1936, Kiev, USSR
Nationality:	Russia, Ukraine, USSR, Russian Empire
Period of activity:	XIX, XX century
Specialization:	Artist, Educator, Genre painter, Icon painter, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Art school / group:	Киевское общество художников, Киевское товарищество религиозной живописи, Киевское товарищество художественных выставок
Genre:	Genre art, History painting, Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Still life, Жанровый портрет
Art style:	Academism, Realism