Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy
Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy (Russian: Николай Никанорович Дубовской; 17 December 1859, Novocherkassk — 28 February 1918, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter, associated with the Peredvizhniki. Together with Isaac Levitan, he helped create what came to be known as the "Landscape of Mood".
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Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy

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- Born
- 5 December 1859
- Birthplace
- Novocherkassk
- Died
- 28 February 1918
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
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- Painting
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- Russian Empire · Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Occupation
- painter
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Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy (Russian: Николай Никанорович Дубовской; 17 December 1859, Novocherkassk — 28 February 1918, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter, associated with the Peredvizhniki. Together with Isaac Levitan, he helped create what came to be known as the "Landscape of Mood".
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Biography
Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Saint Petersburg and Lake Como. Employment is recorded with Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Work by Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia, Finnish National Gallery, Russian Museum, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University and Omsk District Museum of Visual Arts.

Portrait of Nikolay Dubovskoy (painting by Kyriak Kostandi)
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• Native Name — Николай Никанорович Дубовской • Born — 5 December 1859 • Birthplace — Novocherkassk • Died — 28 February 1918 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg • Known for — Painting • Alma Mater — Alumni • Education — Member Full
Biography
Biography
His father was a Troop Sergeant in the Don Cossacks. He displayed artistic talent at an early age; copying illustrations from Niva and other popular magazines. His uncle, a local artist named A.V. Pyshkin, taught him how to draw from memory. His father insisted that he follow family tradition, however, and enrolled him in the Vladimir Kiev Cadet Corps in 1870. Once there, his instructors noticed that he spent all of his free time drawing and advised his father to give him an art education instead. In 1877, after receiving his father's permission, he began auditing classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts, then became a student of the landscape painter Mikhail Clodt. Upon graduating in 1881, he was apparently displeased with his instruction at the academy and refused to participate in the customary competition for a gold medal. He chose to exhibit at the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts instead, winning several medals and achieving his first public recognition. In 1884 his painting, "Winter" was acquired by the Tretyakov Gallery. Following that, he began to exhibit regularly with the Peredvizhniki and became a member in 1886. • Illustration — "Hushing" (Calm Before the Storm) In 1887, Ilya Repin invited him to stay at his estate in Siversky, where he painted en plein air and came under Repin's influence. The year 1888 found him touring the Black Sea coast in Georgia on horseback with his friend, Nikolai Yaroshenko. In 1890, his painting "Притихло" ("hushing" or "silencing", before the storm) was purchased by Tsar Alexander III for his collection at the Winter Palace. From 1890 to 1900, he travelled extensively, visiting the Azov Sea, the Volga Region and the Caucasus as well as locations abroad, ranging from Turkey to France and Italy to Germany. In 1897, upon the dismissal of Arkhip Kuindzhi, he was offered a position as Professor of Landscape Painting at the Imperial Academy, but refused the offer. After his friend Yaroshenko's death in 1898, he became one of the leaders of the Peredvizhniki and was known as a moderating force when the newer members had disagreements with the older ones. During this period, he was increasingly influenced by French Impressionism. Later in 1898, despite his refusal to accept a position there, he was named an "Academician" by the Imperial Academy and became a full member in 1900. He began teaching there in 1908 and, following the death of Alexander Kiselyov in 1911, became head of the landscape painting workshop. An effort to build a special museum for his works had to be halted due to the outbreak of World War I and was never resumed. In 1915, he became a member of the academy's governing council. During this time, he also hosted a Tuesday "Salon", which was attended by notable figures from the scientific community, as well as by artists, writers and musicians. Ivan Pavlov became a close friend. In 1918, he died of heart failure and Pavlov delivered one of the funeral orations. During the Soviet era, except for one exhibition in 1938, he was largely forgotten. A street in Novocherkassk was later named in his honor.
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Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy is recorded as painter.
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1859
Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy born at Novocherkassk.
1899
Huts on the seafront is dated 1899.
1900
Breaking Wave is dated 1900.
1916
Evening falls is dated 1916.
1918
Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy died at Saint Petersburg.
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Novocherkassk.
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Other selected paintings
• Illustration — Mountainous Terrain • Illustration — The Waterfall at Imatra • Illustration — Homeland • Illustration — Sandstorm on the Steppes
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- Yekaterina Malinina, Николай Дубовской. Сказка о художнике, марине и Маринке (Tale of the Artist, the Marina and Marinka), Белый Город, 2008
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The authorities additionally record the headings Nikolay Dubovskoy, Nikolai Nikanorowitsch Dubowskoj, Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoi, Nikolai Nikanorovich Dubovskoy and Nicolas Dubowskoi. Dubovskoy worked in painting. He was employed by Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. He worked at Saint Petersburg and Lake Como.
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Art Museum of Estonia, Finnish National Gallery, Russian Museum and Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University
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