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Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin

Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin (1870 - 1937) was active/lived in Russian Federation.  Grigory Gurkin is known for Landscape, Altai forest, mountain scenes and icon painting, teaching.

Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin (Russian: 24 January 1870 – 11 October 1937) was a Russian landscape painter, the first professional artist of Altai ethnic origin. He is notable for his Altai mountain landscapes.

Gurkin was born in 1870 in the selo of Ulala, currently Gorno-Altaysk. He was ethnic Altaian from the family of Choros (his name is sometimes indicated as Choros-Gurkin). In 1878 he was sent to the icon-painting school in Ulala, and eventually he became a professional icon-painter. Subsequently, he became a supporter of the Altai religion Burkhanism. He worked in Ulala and Biysk. In 1897, he started his studies in the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg with Ivan Shishkin and Alexander Kiselyov.

In 1903, Gurkin returned to Altai and started to work as a teacher in the selo of Anos, travelling every summer to remote regions of Altai Mountains. The closest city with the developed art scene was Tomsk, where Gurkin participated in art exhibitions. He was the member   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2169 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin

   Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin  Born:  1870 - Ulala, Gorno-Altaysk
Died:   1937 - Soviet Union, Russia
Known for:  Landscape, Altai forest, mountain scenes and icon painting, teaching
Name variants:  Chorus-Gurkin

Grigory Ivanovich Gurkin (Russian: 24 January 1870 – 11 October 1937) was a Russian landscape painter, the first professional artist of Altai ethnic origin. He is notable for his Altai mountain landscapes.

Gurkin was born in 1870 in the selo of Ulala, currently Gorno-Altaysk. He was ethnic Altaian from the family of Choros (his name is sometimes indicated as Choros-Gurkin). In 1878 he was sent to the icon-painting school in Ulala, and eventually he became a professional icon-painter. Subsequently, he became a supporter of the Altai religion Burkhanism. He worked in Ulala and Biysk. In 1897, he started his studies in the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg with Ivan Shishkin and Alexander Kiselyov.

In 1903, Gurkin retu  ...  Displaying 750 of 2169 characters.

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