Alexander Kiselev (1838-1911)

Landscape painter realist movement, an active leader of the Association of the Wanderers.

In 1862 - 63 student of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Since 1893 - a full member,
since 1897 - professor and head of landscape workshop of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.

Paintings Kiseleva written on the basis of a careful study of nature, narrative, strictly compositionally built, true to the nature of the charm of central Russia, the majesty of the mountain panorama of the Caucasus ("From the mountain", 1886, "Suramsky Pass", 1891 "Under the Kazbek", ca 1891. , "On the big river", ca. 1894 "On the snowy peaks", 1896, etc.).

Kiselev and acted as an art critic, who defended democratic principles of realist art. The best work in the Tretyakov Gallery.