Sergey Ivanovich Svetoslavsky (1857 - 1931)
1857-10-06Kiev, Russian Empire1931-09-19Kiev, USSRUkraine, USSR, Russian Empire
Sergey Ivanovich Svetoslavsky
Sergey Ivanovich Svetoslavsky (Russian: Сергей Иванович Светославский) was a Russian Ukrainian and Soviet artist of the late 19th - first third of the 20th centuries. He is known as a painter-landscaper and graphic-caricaturist.
Sergey Svetoslavsky in his works created a lyric-epic image of Ukraine. Most of all he was attracted by the urban landscapes of Kiev and rural landscapes around the city. One of his favorite subjects were views of the Dnieper. The master was a member of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions and his city landscapes were done mainly in gray-brown tones, which was typical for the Itinerants.
Date and place of birt: | 6 october 1857, Kiev, Russian Empire |
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Date and place of death: | 19 september 1931, Kiev, USSR |
Nationality: | Ukraine, USSR, Russian Empire |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Cartoonist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Art school / group: | Itinerants, Mir iskusstva |
Genre: | Caricature, Cityscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Realism |