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Ivan VladimirovRussian, Soviet painter and draftsman
Date of Birth: 10.01.1870
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Content:
- Russian Artist and Illustrator
- Early Life and Education
- Artistic Career
- Major Works
- Controversy and Success
- Later Years
- Personal Life and Legacy
Russian Artist and Illustrator
Ivan Alexeyevich Vladimirov was a Russian and Soviet painter and illustrator recognized as a Merited Artist of the RSFSR.
Early Life and Education
Born to an English watercolorist mother, Vladimirov received his artistic training at the Vilna Drawing School of I. P. Trutnev. He later studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1891-93) under renowned teachers such as B. P. Villevalde, A. D. Kivshenko, and F. A. Roubaud.
Artistic Career
Inspired by his mentors, Villevalde and Kivshenko, Vladimirov spent summers in the Caucasus Mountains, gathering material for his paintings. His works, depicting battle scenes, earned him numerous silver medals, including for "The Capture of the Turkish Redoubt" and "The Dressing Station during the Caucasian War." In 1893, he received the title of Second-Degree Class Artist, allowing him to pursue his independent artistic career. In 1897, his painting "The Fight of the Adygheans on the Malka River" brought him the title of Class Artist.
Major Works
Vladimirov produced significant bodies of work, including:Russo-Japanese War:"Gun in Danger," "Artillery Battle," "Returned from War"
1905 Russian Revolution:"At the Winter Palace," "The Battle of Presnya," "On the Barricades in 1905"
Life Compositions:"At the Wood Depot," "The Benefactor," "Grief," "The Inventor and the Capitalist," "Grandfather's Name Day"
World War I:Sketches of military operations for "Nivа" magazine, watercolors
Controversy and Success
Despite being an opponent of modernism in art, Vladimirov submitted his paintings to the "World of Art" exhibition, but he was rejected as an outdated realist. Undeterred, he painted several works in the style of the "World of Art" movement, using a Finnish pseudonym, and submitted them under that name. His paintings were accepted, praised by Alexander Benois, and sold. However, Vladimirov's true identity was revealed in a letter to the newspaper, exposing the ruse. The artist received overwhelming support, including a congratulatory postcard from Ilya Repin.
Later Years
During the Russian Revolution of 1917, Vladimirov worked for the Petrograd militia, documenting the events of the time. He joined the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia and, from 1932, the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists. His later works focused on historical and battle themes, such as "The Arrest of the Tsarist Generals," "V. I. Lenin at a Rally," and "The Taking of Melitopol by Budenny's Troops."
Personal Life and Legacy
Vladimirov lived on his dacha in Morskaia Street with his wife and two daughters. Today, the former dacha is part of the Governor's dacha in the village of Komarovo. A member of the Kelomyaki fire society, Vladimirov designed a map of the town in 1913. He died in Leningrad in 1947, aged 79. His artwork is exhibited in prestigious institutions such as the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, and in museums and private collections around the world.
