Ivan S. Kulikov (1875-1945)

Painter and teacher, the author of portraits, landscapes and paintings on themes of Russian life Ivan S. Kulikov was born in Murom, Vladimir province. The initial art education (1893-1896) at the Drawing School of the Society for Encouragement of Arts, where his teacher was the famous painter and draftsman , EK Lipgart . Even more fortunate young man to teachers at the Academy of Fine Arts (1896-1902): among them were the VE Makovsky and IE Repin . By the way, the academics Kulik led by IE Repin has participated as a "journeyman" in his work "The State Council ..."

In 1902, the young artist graduated from the Academy, having received the painting "In the peasant's hut" and "Portrait of the architect VA Shuko" gold medal, the title of the artist and the right to travel abroad at the expense of the Academy. The three-year trip to Italy and France benefited the young JS Kulikov. In 1904 and 1912 he was awarded the prize for the competitions Society for the Encouragement of Arts, in 1905, received a silver medal at the World Exhibition in Liege, in 1915, he was awarded the title of academician of painting.

Apparently, the first half of the 1910s was a creative attitude sometimes better for the artist. In 1915, already mentioned guns. And if the First World War dealt not all, of the Civil gryanuvshaya her, of course, was a tragedy for every Russian. Other business - who both came out of it. IS Waders in his later years, he worked on his native land: in 1930 he taught at the art studio of Murom, there and in the village of Pavlov was instrumental in founding local history museums. In short, sowed the good, which can not be beautiful.