Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

(1878–1939) Russian painter (1878–1939)

Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878–1939) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born in Khvalynsk and died in Saint Petersburg. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin trained at Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and Anton Ažbe art school. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin worked in Saint Petersburg. Wikidata associates Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin with Russian symbolism and Symbolism. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin became a member of Artists' Union of the USSR. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was awarded Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The students included Pavel Golubyatnikov and Yevgeny Kibrik.

The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, still life, and graphics. The catalogue has 17 works by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin with free images. The dated works span the years 1911–1937. Works by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin are held by several collections, among them Ryska museet, Tretyakov Gallery, Central Armed Forces Museum, and Tretjakovgalleriet.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Antonio Ambrogio Alciati, Léon Carré, Jean Crotti, Ödön Márffy, and Eulabee Dix.

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