Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa (1870 - 1929)

Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa

Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa (Russian: Евгений Иванович Столица) was a Russian and Soviet artist of the late 19th century and the first third of the 20th century. He is known as a painter and graphic artist.

Yevgeny Stolitsa is best known as a landscape painter. He also painted portraits, historical and battle paintings. His works are distinguished by a fine transmission of the light and air environment, a free impressionistic style of painting, rich and saturated colors with lots of nuances and shades. According to critics, unpretentious rustic motifs in the artist's portrayal acquired a special poeticism.