Master of the estate landscape - Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

A picturesque gallery of landscapes of the beginning of the last century cannot be imagined without the masterpieces of one remarkable master. Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich is an outstanding Russian artist who created portraits, still lifes, landscapes of we althy estates, and interiors. Years of life: 1875-1944. His paintings can be seen in the largest museums in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland.

The origin of the artist

Where was Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich born? The biography of the artist is very rich. Its homeland is a small Polish town of Jendrichovtsy. Zhukovsky was born into a noble family, but soon this title was taken away, since the father of Stanislav Yulianovich participated in the anti-Russian uprising of 1863. For this, he was exiled to Siberia for several years along with his two brothers. After returning from exile, Julian Zhukovsky became withdrawn and gloomy. The upbringing of the children fell on the shoulders of his wife, Mary. They had to rent their former estate.

Training

From childhood, mother instilled in childrenlove for music, drawing. The most capable was Stanislav. The father wanted his son to devote more time to the exact sciences. Having received enough knowledge at home, the young man went to Warsaw, where he studied at the classical Lagovsky gymnasium. Of particular importance in the development of the artist was the Bialystok Real School, where he soon transferred. Here he was lucky to study with the talented landscape painter S. N. Yuzhanin. He noticed the talent of the young Zhukovsky and advised him to enter the Moscow School of Painting, where he could best learn landscape skills. The father was categorically against such a choice of Stanislav, so the young man spent all the preparation for the entrance exams in secret.

Never having received his father's permission, seventeen-year-old Zhukovsky arbitrarily leaves for Moscow. For many years, the father could not understand and accept the choice of his son, but saw him when Stanislav became popular. The formation of the artist at the school was influenced by such remarkable masters as Vasily Polenov, Sergei Korovin, Abram Arkhipov, Leonid Pasternak. In 1895, Zhukovsky was issued a document that allowed him to draw sketches from nature without any obstacles. He was also awarded two silver medals for drawing and sketch.

First works and marriage of the artist

While still a student, the artist Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich posted his works at many exhibitions. The master's paintings were a great success. His earliest paintings: "Neman", "Estate", "Spring Evening". The last oneacquired for his collection P. M. Tretyakov.

In 1897, Stanislav Yulianovich marries for the first time a classmate A. A. Ignatieva. This even more inspired the artist to work. At one of the traveling exhibitions, Ilya Repin noted the creation of Zhukovsky "Spring Water". Vladimir Mayakovsky and Pavel Chistyakov admired his work. Levitan himself (school teacher) gave Zhukovsky a lot of advice on painting pictures.

From exhibition to exhibition

Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky became the successor of the Levitan Russian landscape. He painted nature in all seasons, always finding it charming. Here are the works that have delighted many art lovers:

• "Moonlight Night";
• "Clear autumn. Indian summer";
• "At the Mill";
• “By the pond. Autumn";
• "Autumn Evening".

Gradually, the master began to attract more and more manor landscape, he worked in several studios. Zhukovsky had a dacha in the Tver province, where he often traveled with his students. After all, in 1906 he opened a private school of drawing and painting. And in 1907 the master was proclaimed an academician at the Imperial Academy of Arts. For many years he was a member of the Union of Russian Artists. The first decade of the last century is the heyday of the artist. Stanislav Yulianovich's paintings were very popular and sold well.

Manor landscape and interior

Gradually Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich becamedabble in impressionism. Shady alleys, old parks, open windows and doors were depicted with inspiration by the artist. The theme of the estate began to gradually move into the writing of interiors. Zhukovsky skillfully depicted aristocratic living rooms, libraries, chic furniture, paintings on the walls. The master painted the estates of the Sheremetev brothers, the estate of Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich - Brasovo. In 1917, Stanislav Zhukovsky divorced his first wife and married his student Sofya Kvasnetskaya.

The October Revolution of 1917 Zhukovsky did not take properly. He joined the art council of the Tretyakov Gallery. During this period, he created more than 70 works, which he showed at exhibitions. But the work of artists in the post-revolutionary period was characterized as insufficiently ideological, depicting the old life. In Russia, the paintings of Stanislav Zhukovsky became less and less popular, and he leaves for Poland.

Polish period in the work of Zhukovsky

Native places inspired Stanislav Yulianovich to new creations. The first work done in his homeland was the painting "Before the Masquerade", in which he depicted his wife. Exhibitions of his works were held in Krakow and Warsaw. The artist often visited Belovezhskaya Pushcha, on the banks of the Bug and Neman rivers. Here his work was guided by French art, he also tries to paint landscapes from memory. Many museums in Polish cities keep paintings from the late period of the artist's work. His creations were able to see Paris in 1925. His last creation was a painting called "Red Room".

The Second World War found Zhukovsky in Warsaw. He ended up in a German concentration camp, where he could not stand the harsh conditions and died in 1944.