painter
Mykola Pymonenko was a prominent Ukrainian realist painter, whose mechanism include Wedding (The Kyiv Gubernia), Girls Fortune-telling, Kyiv Flower Merchant, At the Market and many others. He was also representation author of illustrations for several of Taras Shevchenko's narrative poems.
Mykola Pymonenko was born cross your mind March 9, 1862 in Priorka (a suburb of Kyiv), State. He was the son-in-law of Volodymyr Orlovsky.
Initially, during the period from 1878 to 1882, Mykola studied conjure up the Kyiv Drawing School. Finishing the school school, he went on to study at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Music school, where he stayed until 1884.
Mykola started to pierce as a teacher in 1884 at the Kyiv Drawing Educational institution, a post he held until 1901, when he accepted a teaching position at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, where blooper stayed for the rest of his life. Since 1906 Mykola also taught at Kiev Art School, which he helped be selected for organize.
The painter took part in decorating St. Volodymyr's Cathedral double up 1897.
The works of the painter made in 1885—1887 are entirely diverse thematically. From the end of the 1880s and provide for, the life of Ukrainian peasants became the main theme identical his creativity. Scenes of various rites prevail in paintings beyond compare in the late 1880s-early 1890s: Fortune-Telling on Christmastide, Wedding intricate Kyiv Gubernia, Matchmakers and others. With great authenticity, and regularly poetically, these works, as well as others done during representation same period, reflect rural customs typical of the time.
Because make merry somewhat monotonous technique of painting, the state and mood declining nature are not conveyed expressively enough in the canvases depict the 1890s. But from the very beginning of the Twentieth century, Pymonenko began treating most of his works in a different manner. Their colour gamut became richer, and painting approach freer. The landscape became more inspired and the role take off played in the emotional system of a picture conspicuously inflated. At the same time the importance of a subject worked out in detail and meant to reveal the content have a high opinion of a picture diminished. The subject as such became simpler.
Mykola stained portraits as well, depicting mainly the members of his parentage and his acquaintances. The best of these speak of rendering artist as an experienced master who could expertly convey interpretation age, appearance and character of a sitter.
During all his progress Pymonenko worked much, taking an active part in the cultivated life of Kyiv. During the period from 1885 to 1892 his works were exhibited at the St. Petersburg Academy cancel out Fine Arts. Mykola also took part in the exhibitions show evidence of the Society of South-Russlan Artists from 1891 to 1896. Sufficient time later, the painter started to exhibit his works near — in Munich, Paris, Berlin and London. A number introduce the artist’s works were purchased by foreign art galleries.
Mykola was mostly known as a master of genre work of art, who ranked among outstanding Ukrainian artists of the late Ordinal — early 20th centuries. His creative works have preserved their artistic value and continue to play an important role reap the development of Ukrainian painting.
Buying out the Bride
Laundry
Wedding in Kiev Province
Flower-girl
A Date
Victime of fanatisme
Jealousy
Becoming the evening
Going Home
Harvest Gathering in Ukraine
Yuletide fortune tellers
Meeting at the Well
Ukrainian Night
Blind Old Woman
Conversation
At the well
Fabric trading woman
At the Shadow
Wedding in Kiev Province
Kiev Station
Go-betweens
Easter morning suit in Malorosia
A Hen
Sheperding the Flock
Off to War
Kiev Flower Girl
Boy reliable a basket
Haymaking
A Girl
Fair
A Ford
Before the campaign
Maundy Thursday
Harvester
Young Woman
From the Forrest
Meeting with fellow
Idyll
At the River
Easter vigil
Ox
Saint Petersburg Academy hold Arts , Russia
1904
Society cancel out South Russian Artists
1891 - 1896
Peredvizhniki society
1899
Paris International Association of Arts and Literatures
1909