Biography
Born in 1872, Krynki (Mahiliov region, Bielarus). Painter. Full member of the USSR Academy of Arts (1947). People’s Artist of the BSSR (1944) and the RSFSR (1947). Honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR. He studied at the Kyiv Drawing School of M. Murashko (1885-1889). Graduated from the Moscow Art Institute (1897). Teachers in the specialty: S. Korovin, V. Polenov, M. Pryanishnykov. Member of the AUAC (1904). One of the organizers of the AHRR (1922), OHR (1928). Participated in exhibitions since 1892. He was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor.
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