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Konstantin Korovin Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin ( , first name often spelled Constantin ; 11 September 1939 ) was a leading Russian Impressionist painter . Biography . Youth and education . Konstantin was born in Moscow to a merchant family officially registered as peasants of Vladimir Gubernia . His father , Aleksey Mikhailovich Korovin , earned a university degree and was more interested in arts and music than in the family business established by Konstantins grandfather . Konstantins older brother Sergei Korovin was a notable realist painter . Konstantins relative Illarion Pryanishnikov was also a prominent painter of the time and a teacher at the Moscow School of Painting , Sculpture and Architecture . In 1875 Korovin entered the Moscow School of Painting , Sculpture and Architecture , where he studied with Vasily Perov and Alexei Savrasov . His brother Sergei was already a student at the school . During their student years , the Korovins became friends with fellow students Valentin Serov and Isaac Levitan ; Konstantin maintained these friendships throughout his life . In 1881–1882 , Korovin spent a year at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St . Petersburg , but returned disappointed to the Moscow School of Painting , Sculpture and Architecture . He studied at the school under his new teacher Vasily Polenov until 1886 . In 1885 Korovin traveled to Paris and Spain . Paris was a shock for me … Impressionists… in them I found everything I was scolded for back home in Moscow , he later wrote . Early works . Polenov introduced Korovin to Savva Mamontovs Abramtsevo Circle : Viktor Vasnetsov , Apollinary Vasnetsov , Ilya Repin , Mark Antokolsky and others . The groups love for stylized Russian themes is reflected in Korovins picture . In 1885 Korovin worked for Mamontovs opera house , designing the stage decor for Giuseppe Verdis Aida , Léo Delibes Lakmé and Georges Bizets Carmen . In 1888 Korovin traveled with Mamontov to Italy and Spain , where he produced the painting . Konstantin traveled within Russia , the Caucasus and Central Asia and exhibited with the Peredvizhniki . He painted in the Impressionist , and later in the Art Nouveau , styles . In the 1890s Korovin became a member of the Mir iskusstva art group . Korovins subsequent works were strongly influenced by his travels to the north . In 1888 he was captivated by the stern northern landscapes seen in The Coast of Norway and the Northern Sea . His second trip to the north , with Valentin Serov in 1894 , coincided with the construction of the Northern Railway . Korovin painted a large number of landscapes : Norwegian Port , , , The Coast at Murmansk and others . The paintings are built on a delicate web of shades of grey . The etude style of these works was typical for Korovins art of the 1890s . Using material from his trip , Korovin designed the Far North pavilion at the 1896 All Russia Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod . He painted ten big canvasses for the pavilion as well , depicting various aspects of life in the northern and Arctic regions . After the closure of the Exhibition , the canvasses were eventually placed in the Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal in Moscow . In the 1960s , they were restored and transferred to the Tretyakov Gallery . In 1900 Korovin designed the Central Asia section of the Russian Empire pavilion at the Paris World Fair and was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government . In the beginning of the 20th century , Korovin focused his attention on the theater . He moved from Mamontovs opera to the Mariinsky Theatre in St.Petersburg . Departing from traditional stage decor , which only indicated the place of action , Korovin produced a mood decor conveying the general emotions of the performance . Korovin designed sets for Konstantin Stanislavskys dramatic productions , as well as Mariinskys operas and ballets . He did the stage design for such Mariinsky productions as Faust ( 1899 ) , The Little Humpbacked Horse ( 1901 ) , and Sadko ( 1906 ) that became famous for their expressiveness . In 1905 Korovin became an Academician of Painting and in 1909–1913 a professor at the Moscow School of Painting , Sculpture and Architecture . One of the artists favourite themes was Paris . He painted A Paris Cafe ( 1890s ) , Cafe de la Paix ( 1905 ) , La Place de la Bastille ( 1906 ) , Paris at Night , Le Boulevard Italien ( 1908 ) , Night Carnival ( 1901 ) , Paris in the Evening ( 1907 ) , and others . During World War I Korovin worked as a camouflage consultant at the headquarters of one of the Russian armies and was often seen on the front lines . After the October Revolution Korovin continued to work in the theater , designing stages for Richard Wagners Die Walküre and Siegfried , as well as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker ( 1918–1920 ) . In 1923 Korovin moved to Paris on the advice of Commissar of Education Anatoly Lunacharsky to cure his heart condition and help his handicapped son . There was supposed to be a large exhibition of Korovins works , but the works were stolen and Korovin was left penniless . For years , he produced the numerous Russian Winters and Paris Boulevards just to make ends meet . In the last years of his life he produced stage designs for many of the major theatres of Europe , America , Asia and Australia , the most famous of which is his scenery for the Turin Opera Houses production of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovs The Golden Cockerel . Korovin died in Paris on 11 September 1939 . He was buried in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery , in the southern suburbs of Paris . Konstantins son Alexey Korovin ( 1897–1950 ) was a notable Russian-French painter . Because of an accident during his childhood he had both feet amputated . Alexey committed suicide in 1950 . External links . - Konstantin Korovin Personal Website . Biography , photos , articles , complete art gallery , etc . - Online Korovin Gallery - Korovins biography - Korovin gallery - Konstantin Korovin paintings and interactive timeline