Ivan Pokhitonov: A collection of 128 paintings (HD)

LearnFromMasters Needs Your Support: (EXCLUSIVE CONTENT) --- Ivan Pokhitonov: A collection of 128 paintings (HD) Description: “Ivan Pavlovitch Pokhitonov (27 January (8 February) 1850, in Matrionovka, Kherson Governorate – 23 December 1923, in Brussels) was a Russian and Ukrainian landscape painter and graphic artist, who spent much of his working life in France and Belgium. He was born on a large farm in the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine). His father was a retired military man who had received a title of nobility, was a member of the Kherson governing committee, supervised the local Zemstvo school and was an honorary magistrate. At the age of seven, he was already making copies of the Dutch engravings that decorated his home. In 1860, he became one of the first students at a new private boy's academy in Yelisavetgrad. He later attended several other schools. In 1868, he entered the Petrovskaya Agricultural Academy in Moscow. At that time, many of the students there held revolutionary opinions and he attended speeches lamenting the plight of small farmers. He became caught up in the complicated events involving the nihilist Sergey Nechayev, but escaped serious punishment. He was, however, expelled and sent home to be supervised by his father and the police. In 1871, he was allowed to enroll at Odessa University, where he took classes in drawing and watercolors in addition to his regular course of study. These classes would be his only formal art instruction. Shortly after, he travelled to Geneva with his mother and sister, where he exhibited his watercolors. They were a success so, after a brief period of employment at the “State Bank of Odessa“, he travelled to Italy, then settled in Paris and found a position working with Eugène Carrière. He exhibited regularly at the Salon and several of his paintings were purchased by Pavel Tretyakov. Later, he would sign a lucrative contract with Georges Petit.“ --- SUBSCRIBE: Facebook: Instagram: Contact: LearnFromMasters01@ LIST OF ARTISTS already posted on LearnFromMasters: --- MUSIC: Zbigniew Preisner - Conversation with Father --- Thank you so much for your support! #LearnFromMasters #UkrainianPainter #OnlineArtGallery #CollectionOfPaintings #ArtHistory #IvanPokhitonov