Ivan Argunov
(1729–1802) Russian artist (1729-1802)
Ivan Argunov (1729–1802) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Ivan Argunov belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Ivan Argunov was born in Russian Empire and died in Moscow. Ivan Argunov studied under Georg Cristoph Grooth. Ivan Argunov worked in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Wikidata associates Ivan Argunov with Parsuna and Baroque.
One of the best-known works is ‘Portrait of an Unknown Woman in Russian Costume’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 21 works by Ivan Argunov with free images. The dated works span the years 1750–1791. Works by Ivan Argunov are held by several collections, among them Eremitaget, Russian Museum, Palace of Kuskovo, and Tretyakov Gallery.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anton Raphael Mengs, Nicolas Guy Brenet, Johan Philip Korn, Étienne-Louis Boullée, and Jean Baptiste Pillement.