Ivan Shishkin was one of Russia's most powerful landscape painters. He was born in 1832 in Yelabuga, Russia and studied painting in Moscow and St. Petersburg, graduating with highest honors. Shishkin became famous for his forest landscapes and depictions of nature, animals, and seasons. He owned a dacha near St. Petersburg where he painted some of his finest works. Shishkin died in 1898 in St. Petersburg and is considered unmatched in his portrayals of the Russian forest.
3. Then he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture for 4 years, then attended the Saint Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts, graduating with the highest honors and a gold medal. He received the Imperial scholarship for his further studies in Europe.
4. 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. Ivan Shishkin owned a dacha in Vyra, south of St. Petersburg. There he painted some of his finest landscapes. His works are notable for poetic depiction of seasons in the woods, wild nature, animals and birds. He died in 1898, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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8. "There is no other artist who possessed such a faultless technique or who so faithfully and with such deep affection for his native land and his art portrayed that Russian nature so dear to us. In the depiction of the Russian forest, Shishkin has no equal."
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