Kirill Lemokh | |
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| Кирилл Лемох | |
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| Born | (1841-06-07)June 7, 1841 |
| Died | February 24, 1910(1910-02-24) (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1863) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Style | Realism |
| Movement | Peredvizhniki |
| Elected | Member Academy of Arts (1875) Full Member Academy of Arts (1893) |
Carl Johann Lemoch,russified asKirill Vikentievich Lemokh (Russian: Кирилл Викентьевич Лемох: 1841–1910) was a Russiangenre painter and member of theImperial Academy of Arts.
His father was a music teacher from Germany.[1] From 1851 to 1856, he studied at theMoscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture underYegor Vasilyev [ru]. In 1858, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studiedhistory painting withPyotr Basin andAlexey Markov.
Five years later, in 1863, he participated in what came to be known as the "Revolt of the Fourteen", a protest by those who preferred theRealistic style over theClassical style being promoted by the academy. As a result, he withdrew from the academy with the degree of Artist Second-Class. He joined theArtel of Artists, led byIvan Kramskoi.[2] Five years later, he entered an academy competition and became an Artist First-Class.[2] From that point on, he earned his living by giving drawing lesson to aristocratic families and built an art studio inKhovrino, where he spent his summers painting.[3]
In 1870, he joined withGrigoriy Myasoyedov to create the "Peredvizhniki" (Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions). He was briefly expelled from the Association for failing to provide work on time, but rejoined in 1879, eventually becoming a board member and Treasurer.[2]
While still a member of the Artel, he accepted an invitation to give private drawing lessons to the children of future TsarAlexander III and continued to do so for many years.Grand Duchess Olga, the Tsar's youngest daughter, turned out to be his best student there, and retained an interest in art for the rest of her life.[1] He's been elected a full member of the Imperial Academy at its reformation in 1893, received a life pension and became a curator for the art collection at theRussian Museum until his retirement in 1909.[2]
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