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In ]-] Leonid studied at ], first at Medical Department, then at the Department of Law. Eventually he decided to devote his life to the Art and entered the ''Royal Academy of Art'' in ] that he graduated in ]. He returned to Russia, served the compulsory two years in the Army (] regiment) and in ] started a career as a full time painter. | In ]-] Leonid studied at ], first at Medical Department, then at the Department of Law. Eventually he decided to devote his life to the Art and entered the ''Royal Academy of Art'' in ] that he graduated in ]. He returned to Russia, served the compulsory two years in the Army (] regiment) and in ] started a career as a full time painter. | ||
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The start of the career was very successful. His first exhibited painting was bought by ] the most important art sponsor in Russia of the time. He soon became a popular painter, a member of so called ] circle, that included ], ], ], ]. In ] he married a prominent ] of the time Rosalinda Kaufman. | The start of the career was very successful. His first exhibited painting was bought by ] the most important art sponsor in Russia of the time. He soon became a popular painter, a member of so called ] circle, that included ], ], ], ]. In ] he married a prominent ] of the time Rosalinda Kaufman. | ||
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In ] Pasternak needed an eye surgery, that was performed in ]. He travelled there with his wife and two daughters, leaving sons (] and Alexander) in Russia. After the surgery he decided not to return to Russia. He lived in Berlin until ], then he took the refuge from the the ] in ]. He died in ] on ] ]. | In ] Pasternak needed an eye surgery, that was performed in ]. He travelled there with his wife and two daughters, leaving sons (] and Alexander) in Russia. After the surgery he decided not to return to Russia. He lived in Berlin until ], then he took the refuge from the the ] in ]. He died in ] on ] ]. | ||
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==Works== | |||
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Image:Pasternak Dressing.jpgIn the Dressing Room. ] | |||
Image:Pasternak podlampoj.jpg|Under a Lamp. (] in his Family Circle). ] | |||
Image:Pasternak Tolstoy 1908.jpg|Leo Tolstoy, ] | |||
Image:Pasternak leo tolstoy.jpg|Leo Tolstoy | |||
Image:Pasternak shestov.jpg|], ] | |||
Image:Pasternak the Night.jpg|The Night Before Examination | |||
Image:Pasternakluchsolnzaint.jpg|A Sun-Beam | |||
Image:Pasternak VyachIvanov Berdyaev Bely.jpg|], Lev Kobilinskij-Ellis, ] (standing) and ] | |||
Image:Pasternak boris alex.jpg|Sons, ] and Alexander | |||
Image:Pasternak ptlevinoj.jpg|E. Levina ] | |||
Image:Pasternak gershenzon.jpg|], ] | |||
Image:Pasternak Ansky.jpg|Shlomo Anski, ] | |||
Image:Pasternak Apples.jpg|Collecting Apples, 1918 | |||
Image:Pasternak palestina.jpg|]. The Heat and a Donkey. ] | |||
Image:Pasternak-rilke.jpeg|] | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{commonscat|Leonid Pasternak}} | |||
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Revision as of 23:11, 12 November 2005
For his son, famous Russian poet, see Boris Pasternak. For other people named Pasternak, see Pasternak.Leonid Osipovich Pasternak (Template:Lang-ru, April 4 1862 N.S. - May 31 1945) was a Russian Impressionist painter.
Biography
Leonid Pasternak was born in Odessa to the family of a Jewish inn-keeper on April 4 1862. He was the youngest of the six children in the family. He started to draw very early, but the family was trying to stop him, as they were afraid the drawing interfere with his school studies. His first sponsor was the local street cleaner who actually was buying the art of Pasternak since Leonid was seven years old.
In 1881-1885 Leonid studied at Moscow University, first at Medical Department, then at the Department of Law. Eventually he decided to devote his life to the Art and entered the Royal Academy of Art in Munich that he graduated in 1887. He returned to Russia, served the compulsory two years in the Army (artillery regiment) and in 1889 started a career as a full time painter.
The start of the career was very successful. His first exhibited painting was bought by Pavel Tretyakov the most important art sponsor in Russia of the time. He soon became a popular painter, a member of so called Polenov circle, that included Valentin Serov, Isaac Levitan, Mikhail Nesterov, Konstantin Korovin. In 1889 he married a prominent pianist of the time Rosalinda Kaufman.
Leonid Pasternak was one of the first Russian painters who labelled himself as an impressionist. In Russia of 1880ies and 1890ies it was novel enough to draw attention to an artist. Leonid also was a member of the Peredvizhniki and Union of Russian Artists movements. Leonid Pasternak was also a friend of Leo Tolstoy, for months lived in Yasnaya Polyana, and painted many portraits of the great writer as well as illustrated his novels War and Peace and Resurrection. He got a medal of World Fair in Paris (1900) for his illustrations of Tolstoy's novels.
Pasternak was elected a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1905), he also taught at the Moscow School of painting, sculpturing and architecture.
In 1921 Pasternak needed an eye surgery, that was performed in Berlin. He travelled there with his wife and two daughters, leaving sons (Boris and Alexander) in Russia. After the surgery he decided not to return to Russia. He lived in Berlin until 1933, then he took the refuge from the the Nazi in Great Britain. He died in Oxford on May 31 1945.
Works
- Under a Lamp. (Leo Tolstoy in his Family Circle). 1902
- Leo Tolstoy, 1908
- Leo Tolstoy
- Lev Shestov, 1910
- The Night Before Examination
- A Sun-Beam
- Vyacheslav Ivanov, Lev Kobilinskij-Ellis, Nikolai Berdyaev (standing) and Andrei Bely
- Sons, Boris and Alexander
- E. Levina 1916
- Mikhail Gershenzon, 1917
- Shlomo Anski, 1918
- Collecting Apples, 1918
- Palestine. The Heat and a Donkey. 1924
- Rainer Maria Rilke
External links
- Leonid Pasternak's site - in English
- Biography of Leonid Pasternak - in English
- Evgeny Pasternak Art of Leonid Pasternak - in Russian
- Biography of Pasternak - in Russian
- Biography of Pasternak - in Russian
- Biography of Pasternak - in Russian
- Biography - in Russian
- Biography - in Russian