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Painter, teacher. Born in the family of Vsyevolod Sukov in the village of Shakh-Murza near Stary Krym in the Crimea (1866). Did not receive a formal art education, but made long and frequent trips to...
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator. Born in the family of Vasily Pirogov possibly in St Petersburg (1872). Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1892–1901). Founding member of the New Society of...
Painter, teacher. Elder brother of the writer Mikhail Pervukhin (1870–1928). Born in the family of Konstantin Pervukhin in Kharkiv (1863). Studied under Bezperchy and at the Rayevskaya-Ivanova School...
Painter, textile factory owner, entrepreneur. Born in the family of a merchant called Vasily Mescherin in Moscow (1864). Studied painting independently, enjoying the advice of Manuel Aladjalov, Vasil...
Painter. Born in the family of Ivan Lysov in Ivanovo-Voznesensk (1878?). Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1910s). Died in Ivanovo (after 1939?). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1910s). Contr...
Painter, theatrical designer. Born in the family of Adolf Lockenberg in the resort of Strelna on the Gulf of Finland (1875). Studied at the Central School of Technical Drawing in St Petersburg (1890s...
Painter, sculptor, illustrator, art critic. Born in the family of Vasily Dosekin in Kharkiv (1863). Studied at Yegor Schreider’s studio in Kharkov, under Alexander Kiselyov in Moscow (late 1870s–earl...
Painter, graphic artist. Born in the family of Alexander Demyanov in Artinsky Zavod in the Urals (1873). Studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1892–1903) and under Ale...
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator, teacher. Born in W?oc?awek in Poland (1857). Studied under Pavel Chistyakov and Valery Jacoby at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1878–86). Awarded minor silver med...
Painter, teacher. Born in the family of Emmanuil Braz in Odessa (1873). Studied under Kyriakos Kostandi at the Odessa School of Drawing (until 1890), at Simon Hollósy’s school and the Königliche Akad...