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Kulikov Ivan Semenovich (1875-1945)

Painter and teacher, author portraits, landscapes and paintings on the theme of Russian life I. S. Kulikov was born in the city of Murom, Vladimir Province. Initial art education (1893-1896) at the Drawing School Society for the Encouragement of Arts, where his teacher was the famous painter and draftsman EK Lipgart. Even more lucky boy to teachers at the Academy of Fine Arts (1896-1902): among them were VE Makovsky and IE Repin. By the way, academics Kulik led by IE Repin participated as "apprentices" in his work "The State Council meeting ..."

In 1902, a young painter finishes Academy, having received the painting "In the peasant's hut" and "Portrait of architect VA Shuko" gold medal, the title of the artist and the right to travel abroad at the expense of the Academy. The three-year trip to Italy and France benefited younger IS Kulikov. In 1904 and 1912 he was awarded the prize of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, in 1905 received a silver medal at the World Exhibition in Liege, in 1915 he was awarded the title of academician of painting.

Apparently, the first half of the 1910s was a creative attitude better times for the artist. In 1915, already mentioned guns. And if the First World War touched by no means all, the Burst her civil, of course, was a tragedy for every Russian. Other business - who both came out of it. IS Kulikov in his last years he worked on his native land: in 1930 he taught at the art studio of Murom, there and in the village of Pavlov was instrumental in founding museum. In short, sowed the good that can not be beautiful.

"Bazaar in carousel"

1908