Nikolay Samokish
(1860–1944) Ukrainian painter and graphic artist (1860-1944)
Nikolay Samokish (1860–1944) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Nikolay Samokish belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Nikolay Samokish was born in Nizhyn and died in Simferopol. Nikolay Samokish trained at Imperial Academy of Arts. Nikolay Samokish studied under Bogdan Willewalde. Nikolay Samokish worked in Russian Empire. Nikolay Samokish became a member of Imperial Academy of Arts. The awards include Stalin Prize, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts. The students included Serhii Maksymovych Solodovnyk, Oleksandr Hryhorovych Nahai, Serhii Kravchenko, and Pyotr Kotov.
The works belong mainly to the genres animal art and military art. The catalogue has one work by Nikolay Samokish with a free image. The dated work is from 1915. Eremitaget holds at least one work by Nikolay Samokish.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Sally von Kügelgen, François Guiguet, Giacomo Grosso, Bruno Liljefors, and Alfons Mucha.