Efim Efimovich Volkov (1844-1920)

He was born in St. Petersburg in 1844
 Died in Petrograd in 1920

 He studied at the Drawing School of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, and as an auditor at the Academy of Fine Arts.
 lived and worked mainly in St. Petersburg and the surrounding area, but in 1879 together with II Shishkin took a trip to the Crimea.

 In 1888 he made ​​a trip to Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Greece.
has also worked on the Volga, in the favorite I.I.Levitanom Ples town.

Is known not only as a landscape painter, but also as an illustrator. Was awarded the title of academician.
 member of the Association of the Wanderers.