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	'''Pyotr Konchalovsky''' (Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky, {{lang-ru\|Пётр Петро́вич Кончало́вский}}) (] ] - ], ]), Russian Painter, a member of ] group.
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			'''Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky''' (''also ]'' '''Petr'''; {{langx\|ru\|Пётр Петрович Кончаловский}}; 21 February 1876 – 2 February 1956) was a Ukrainian and Soviet ], a member of the ] group.
	Pyotr was born in the village of ''Slavianka'', ] ] (currently ]) on ] ]. His father was an art publisher. In ] Konchalovskies moved to Moscow and their house became a part of the Moscow art scene of 1890ies. Their house was oft ten visited by ], ], ]. Later Pyotr married a daughter of Vasily Surikov, who always praised the art of his son-in-law.

			==Biography==
	During his ] years Konchalovsky attended classes of ]. In ]-] he traveled to ] and studied at the ''Juliet Academy''. In ] he returned to Russia and entered the ] in ], that he graduated from in ]. At the Academy studied from Savinsky, Zaleman and Kovalevsky.

			=== Early life ===
	] visiting the artist]]
			Pyotr Konchalovsky was born in the village of ], ], ] ,Russian Empire on 21 February 1876. His father was a translator and art publisher, with connections to many of the artists active in Russia during the late 19th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last=Sokolov \|first=Kirill \|date=1978 \|title=P. P. Konchalovsky (1876-1956): On His Methods as a Painter of Pictures \|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1573962 \|journal=Leonardo \|volume=11 \|issue=4 \|pages=321–325 \|jstor=1573962 \|issn=0024-094X}}</ref> In 1889, the Konchalovskys moved to Moscow and their house became a part of the Moscow art scene of the 1890s. Their house was often visited by ], ], ].
	Since ] he exhibits a lot, he participated in the ''Golden Fleece'', ''Fraternity'', ], ''New Society of Artists''. He was a founding member of the society ] (since 1909). Since ] he teaches art. In ] there was his first personal exhibition in the ].

			During his ] years Konchalovsky attended classes of ]. In 1896-1898 he traveled to Paris and studied at the ]. In 1899, he returned to Russia and entered the ] in ], graduating in 1907. At the academy, he studied under Savinsky, Zaleman and Kovalevsky.
	At that period he mostly draws still lives and landscape. His paintings as off all other Jacks of Diamond were strongly influenced by ]. Later he started to paint portraits (often Parade Portraits) that were considered as the examples of ] style.

			=== Career ===
	Pyotr Konchalovsky was a very prolific painter, it is known more than five thousand works of him. Many Konchalovsky's descendants are people of art. He has a son (Mikhail) and a daughter (Natalia). Mikhail (] b. 1906) was a notable painter. Natalia (] ]-]) was a notable children writer. Her husband ] was a notable poet, the author of children poetry and two versions of the ] and the present ]. Their son (grandson of Pyotr) ] is a world-renown film writer, director and a painter.

	His son (]. great-grandson of Pyotr) is also a notable film director.
			==== Breakout days in the Moskow avant-guard ====
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			His public debut was at the ] exhibition in Paris, 1908, but Konchalovsky soon returned to Moscow, bringing with him new ideas (elements of his work from this period have been identified as "]"), as well as his more respectable Salon training.<ref name=":0" />

			By 1909, he was exhibiting frequently, participating in the Golden Fleece, Fraternity, ], and New Society of Artists. He was a founding member of the society ] in 1909, a rebellious, avant-guard group seeking to synthesize the modern art breakthroughs of French and German styles with Russian primitivism. Where Western European looked to primitive African sculptures for artistic refreshment and inspiration, these Russian painters imagined they could turn to "indigenous" Russian works. Konchalovsky was elected as the group's chairman in 1911.<ref name=":0" />

			==== Post WWI advancements ====
			After serving in the Russian army 1914–1916, Konchalovsky returned to his art with moderated intentions. Beginning in 1918 he taught art. In 1922, he had his first solo exhibition at the ].

			During that period, he mostly drew ]s and landscapes. His paintings—as of all other Jacks of Diamond—remained strongly influenced by ]. But he started to paint portraits (often Ceremonial Portraits) that are considered examples of ] style.

			=== Personal life ===
			Pyotr married a daughter of painter Vasily Surikov, who always praised the art of his son-in-law.

			== Work ==
			Konchalovsky was a very prolific painter, and is known to have created more than five thousand works over the course of his long creative life. His work demonstrates a "complex evolution" of styles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Volodarskiĭ \|first=Vsevolod Matveevich \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8kdCAQAAIAAJ&q=pyotr+konchalovsky+life \|title=Tretyakov Art Gallery: A Guide \|date=1977 \|publisher=Progress Publishers \|pages=162 \|language=en}}</ref>

			The influence of Paul Cezanne was "clearly visible" in Konchalovsky's paintings in the pre-WWI period.<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Elliott \|first1=David \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-_pAAAAMAAJ&q=pyotr+konchalovsky+life \|title=100 Years of Russian Art, 1889-1989: From Private Collections in the USSR \|last2=Dudakov \|first2=V. A. \|date=1989 \|publisher=Lund Humphries \|isbn=978-0-85331-549-0 \|pages=29 \|language=en}}</ref> Heralded as a member of Russia's avante guard, post war he became a Member of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Fine Arts and a People's Artist of the R.S.F.S.R.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vDsKAAAAIAAJ&q=pyotr+konchalovsky+life \|title=VOKS Bulletin \|date=1956 \|publisher=U.S.S.R. Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. \|language=en}}</ref> His paintings are considered to have made a significant contribution to "the development of Soviet realistic art."<ref name=":1" />

			== Legacy ==

			Many of his descendants remained active in the world of art. His son ] (b. 1906) was a notable painter. His daughter ] (1903–1988) was a notable children's writer and her husband ] a notable poet, the author of children's poetry and two versions of the ] and the present ]. They have two sons: ], a film writer, director and a painter (whose son ] is also a notable film director) and ], also a movie director who, in 1994, won the ] for his film '']''.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=27 Mar 1995 \|title='Burnt By the Sun' Wins Foreign Film Oscar \|url=https://apnews.com/article/7ff26d4255e743efc7e2f110d10e09af \|access-date=2022-05-31 \|website=AP NEWS \|language=en}}</ref>

			In 2006, his heirs established the Petr Konchalovsky Foundation, a non-commercial beneficial organization created to consolidate Konchalovsky's legacy. In addition to organizing exhibitions and presentations of Konchalovsky's artworks, the foundation is dedicated to conservation and authentication of the artist's work.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Petr Konchalovsky Foundation \|url=http://pkonchalovsky.com/w1/index.php?lang=en \|access-date=2022-05-31 \|website=pkonchalovsky.com}}</ref>

			A street in Moscow is named after the artist.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://realty.interfax.ru/ru/news/articles/95536/?ysclid=lgs8sj2ny1198235911\|title=
			Улицы на территории "ЗИЛа" названы в честь Лихачева и Петра Кончаловского\|trans-title=The streets on the territory of 'ZIL' are named after Likhachev and Pyotr Konchalovsky\|website=realty.interfax.ru\|language=ru\|date=2018-07-31\|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref>

			== Galleries ==

			<gallery widths="210" heights="225" caption="Pyotr Konchalovsky paintings, pre-WWI">
			File:Pyotr Konchalovsky natasha-on-a-chair-portrait-of-n-p-konchalovskaya-in-childhood-1910.jpg\|alt=\|Natasha Konchalovskaya on a chair (1910) Pyotr Konchalovsky
			File:Pyotr Konchalovsky matador-manuel-gartha-1910.jpg\|alt=\|Matador Manuel Gartha (1910)
			File:Bull fighting by Petr Konchalovsky (1910) 01.jpg\|alt=\|''Bullfight'' (1910)
			File:Pyotr Konchalovsky bridge-1911.jpg\|alt=\|Bridge (1911)
			File:Pyotr Konchalovsky cassis-the-view-from-the-window-1913.jpg\|alt=\|''Cassis, the view from the window'' (1913)
			File:Pyotr Konchalovsky house-in-abramtsevo-1911.jpg\|alt=\|House in Abramtsevo (1911)
			</gallery>

			<gallery widths="210" heights="225" caption="Pyotr Konchalovsky paintings, Soviet period">
			File:Pyotr Konchalovsky agave-1916.jpg\|alt=\|''Agave'' (1916)
			File:TREE AGAINST THE SKY 208l19115.jpg\|alt=\|''Tree against the sky'' (1923)
			File:Russian Museum Collection Hammond Slides 10.jpg\|alt=\|''Portrait of Vsevolod Meyerhold'' (1938)
			File:P-P-Konchalovskij-Avtoportret-1943-g--ic1976 4564.jpg\|alt=\|''Self-portrait'' (1943) Soviet Stamp from 1976
			File:WINTER LANDSCAPE. BIRCH TREES 027l19115.jpg\|alt=\|''Winter Landscape, birch trees'' (1947)
			File:Roses by Pyotr Konchalovsky 1979 USSR Stamp.jpg\|alt=\|''Rose'' (1955) Soviet Stamp from 1979
			</gallery>

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Latest revision as of 17:32, 16 November 2024

Russian painter In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Konchalovsky.

Pyotr Konchalovsky
Self portrait, 1912 (age 38)
Born	Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky (1876-02-21)21 February 1876 Sloviansk, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	2 February 1956(1956-02-02) (aged 79) Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian

Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky (also trans. Petr; Russian: Пётр Петрович Кончаловский; 21 February 1876 – 2 February 1956) was a Ukrainian and Soviet painter, a member of the Knave of Diamonds group.

Biography

Early life

Pyotr Konchalovsky was born in the village of Slavianka, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate ,Russian Empire on 21 February 1876. His father was a translator and art publisher, with connections to many of the artists active in Russia during the late 19th century. In 1889, the Konchalovskys moved to Moscow and their house became a part of the Moscow art scene of the 1890s. Their house was often visited by Valentin Serov, Mikhail Vrubel, Vasily Surikov.

During his gymnasium years Konchalovsky attended classes of Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. In 1896-1898 he traveled to Paris and studied at the Académie Julian. In 1899, he returned to Russia and entered the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, graduating in 1907. At the academy, he studied under Savinsky, Zaleman and Kovalevsky.

Career

Breakout days in the Moskow avant-guard

His public debut was at the Salon des Indépendants exhibition in Paris, 1908, but Konchalovsky soon returned to Moscow, bringing with him new ideas (elements of his work from this period have been identified as "Fauvist"), as well as his more respectable Salon training.

By 1909, he was exhibiting frequently, participating in the Golden Fleece, Fraternity, Mir Iskusstva, and New Society of Artists. He was a founding member of the society Knave of Diamonds in 1909, a rebellious, avant-guard group seeking to synthesize the modern art breakthroughs of French and German styles with Russian primitivism. Where Western European looked to primitive African sculptures for artistic refreshment and inspiration, these Russian painters imagined they could turn to "indigenous" Russian works. Konchalovsky was elected as the group's chairman in 1911.

Post WWI advancements

After serving in the Russian army 1914–1916, Konchalovsky returned to his art with moderated intentions. Beginning in 1918 he taught art. In 1922, he had his first solo exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery.

During that period, he mostly drew still lifes and landscapes. His paintings—as of all other Jacks of Diamond—remained strongly influenced by Paul Cézanne. But he started to paint portraits (often Ceremonial Portraits) that are considered examples of socialist realism style.

Personal life

Pyotr married a daughter of painter Vasily Surikov, who always praised the art of his son-in-law.

Work

Konchalovsky was a very prolific painter, and is known to have created more than five thousand works over the course of his long creative life. His work demonstrates a "complex evolution" of styles.

The influence of Paul Cezanne was "clearly visible" in Konchalovsky's paintings in the pre-WWI period. Heralded as a member of Russia's avante guard, post war he became a Member of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Fine Arts and a People's Artist of the R.S.F.S.R. His paintings are considered to have made a significant contribution to "the development of Soviet realistic art."

Legacy

Many of his descendants remained active in the world of art. His son Mikhail Petrovich Konchalovsky (b. 1906) was a notable painter. His daughter Natalia Konchalovskaya (1903–1988) was a notable children's writer and her husband Sergey Mikhalkov a notable poet, the author of children's poetry and two versions of the State Anthem of the Soviet Union and the present National anthem of Russia. They have two sons: Andrei Konchalovsky, a film writer, director and a painter (whose son Egor is also a notable film director) and Nikita Mikhalkov, also a movie director who, in 1994, won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for his film Burnt by the Sun.

In 2006, his heirs established the Petr Konchalovsky Foundation, a non-commercial beneficial organization created to consolidate Konchalovsky's legacy. In addition to organizing exhibitions and presentations of Konchalovsky's artworks, the foundation is dedicated to conservation and authentication of the artist's work.

A street in Moscow is named after the artist.