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| Kostandi was born in 1852 in Dofinovka, close to the city of Odessa, in a family of ] descent. | Kostandi was born in 1852 in Dofinovka, close to the city of Odessa, in a family of ] descent. | ||
| Kostandi graduated from the ] in 1874, and then the ] in 1882. He then returned to Odessa, where he painted and taught at the drawing school.<ref name=eou> at the ]</ref> In 1897 he joined the ].<ref> at the ]</ref> Kostandi played an important part in introducing the ideology of the Peredvizhniki to Ukraine.<ref>Sergey Kuznetsov. "Kostandi, Kiriak." ''].'' Oxford Art Online. (accessed November 4, 2008).</ref> He was one of the founders of the ], serving as the society's president from 1902 to 1920. In 1907 he was elected a full member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. From 1917 he served as director of the Odessa City Museum.<ref name=eou/> | Kostandi graduated from the ] in 1874, and then the ] in 1882. He then returned to Odessa, where he painted and taught at the drawing school.<ref name=eou> at the ]</ref> In 1897 he joined the ].<ref> at the ]</ref> Kostandi played an important part in introducing the ideology of the Peredvizhniki to Ukraine.<ref>Sergey Kuznetsov. "Kostandi, Kiriak." ''].'' Oxford Art Online. (accessed November 4, 2008).</ref> He was one of the founders of the ], serving as the society's president from 1902 to 1920. In 1907 he was elected a full member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. From 1917 he served as director of the Odessa City Museum.<ref name=eou/> | ||
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| Kostandi was a strict realist, and was opposed to every ] trend. He was mainly a ], but also did some ] and ].<ref name=eou/> After his death, his followers started the ''Kostandi Society of Artists ''.<ref> at the ]</ref> | Kostandi was a strict realist, and was opposed to every ] trend. He was mainly a ], but also did some ] and ].<ref name=eou/> After his death, his followers started the ''Kostandi Society of Artists ''.<ref> at the ]</ref> | ||
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| Файл:Sick frend by Kostandi.png|Have a sick friend (1884) | |||
| ⚫ | Файл:Kostandi Kyriak Among the People1885.jpg|Out Into the World (1885) | ||
| Файл:К. Костанді На дачі. Полудень. 1892.jpg|In the country. Noon (1892) | |||
| Файл:Kostandi Landscape with a meadow.jpg|Landscape (1897) | |||
| Файл:К. Костанді Розквітлий бузок, 1902.png|Lilac (1902) | |||
| Файл:Костанди Кириак Ранняя весна.jpg|Early spring (1915) | |||
| Файл:К. Костанді Галки. Осінь, 1915.jpg|Jackdaw. Autumn (1915) | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Kyriak Kostandi | |
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| Born | (1852-10-03)October 3, 1852 Dofinivka, Kherson Governorate |
| Died | October 31, 1921(1921-10-31) (aged 69) Odessa |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1907) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1882) |
| Known for | Painting |
Kiriak Konstantinovich Kostandi (Template:Lang-uk; Template:Lang-ru; October 3 [O.S. September 21] 1852 – 31 October 1921) was a prominent Ukrainian painter and an art scholar. A member of the Russian realist artistic movement Peredvizhniki (lit. Itinerants) he also authored several Impressionist paintings.
Most of Kostandi's life and work is connected with the city of Odessa (now in Ukraine) in the southwest of the Russian Empire where he lived most of his life. His paintings are displayed in the museums of Odessa, Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Life
Kostandi was born in 1852 in Dofinovka, close to the city of Odessa, in a family of Greek descent. Kostandi graduated from the Odessa Drawing School in 1874, and then the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1882. He then returned to Odessa, where he painted and taught at the drawing school. In 1897 he joined the Peredvizhniki. Kostandi played an important part in introducing the ideology of the Peredvizhniki to Ukraine. He was one of the founders of the Society of South Russian Artists, serving as the society's president from 1902 to 1920. In 1907 he was elected a full member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. From 1917 he served as director of the Odessa City Museum.
Kostandi was a strict realist, and was opposed to every formalist trend. He was mainly a genre painter, but also did some landscape painting and portrait painting. After his death, his followers started the Kostandi Society of Artists .
- Have a sick friend (1884) Have a sick friend (1884)
- Out Into the World (1885) Out Into the World (1885)
- In the country. Noon (1892) In the country. Noon (1892)
- Landscape (1897) Landscape (1897)
- Lilac (1902) Lilac (1902)
- Early spring (1915) Early spring (1915)
- Jackdaw. Autumn (1915) Jackdaw. Autumn (1915)
References
- ^ Kostandi, Kyriak at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Peredvizhniki at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Sergey Kuznetsov. "Kostandi, Kiriak." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. (accessed November 4, 2008).
- Kostandi Society of Artists at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Кириак Константинович Костанди, Энциклопедиа Кругосвет
- Кириак Константинович Костанди Энциклопедия живописи и графики art-catalog.ru
- Kyriak Kostandi. Drawings and Watercolors from the Odessa Art Museum. Catalogue. Odessa, Optimum, 2010.
External links
Media related to Kyriak Kostandi at Wikimedia Commons