In “Self-Portrait”, the artist Ivan Kulikov captures the features of the 1900s: he wears a puffy blond mustache, he is also dressed in a white shirt with a high collar, which was fashionable at that time. The artist put on a black jacket over the shirt and tied a dark maroon tie around his neck.
Ivan Kulikov was born in April 1875, in Murom. His parents, Semyon Kulikov and Alexandra Savinova, were serfs living in the village of Afanasovo in Murom District. The father of the future artist worked as a roofer and painter. Together with a small team of workers, he constructed buildings and churches in Murom, as well as did repairs.
In 1893, a former drawing teacher in the district school, where the young artist had previously studied, recommended I. Kulikov to the famous genre painter Alexander Morozov. He sometimes came to Murom for the summer and found inspiration for his paintings. Morozov liked Kulikov’s drawings. The master advised his parents to send their son to the School at the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts in St. Petersburg.
In September of that year, Kulikov got a job as an assistant at Morozov’s workshop in St. Petersburg. At the same time he attended drawing classes given by the master at the St. Petersburg Law School.
A year later, in 1894, Kulikov was admitted to the School at the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, and his teachers were Alexey Afanasyev and Ernest Liphart. In 1896, he enrolled as a non-matriculated student at the Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. For about a month, he studied under Vladimir Makovsky, and then, under Ilya Repin.
In 1900 — 1901, Kulikov created about 20 illustrations for Maxim Gorky’s works. And in 1901 — 1902, at Repin’s invitation, the artist worked on the painting “Meeting of the State Council” and made 17 portraits painted from life. At the same time, at Repin’s request, he studied at the Academy of Arts. Kulikov received the Major gold medal and the right to a trip abroad for his competitive work “Tea Drinking in the Peasant’s Hut”.
Since the graduation and until his death, the main genres in the artist’s work were portraits and genre scenes. In 1903, he received a major silver medal for “Portrait of My Mother”, and in 1906, he received the Arkhip Kuindzhi Prize for “Lanterns in the Garden” and “On a Festive Day.”
In 1915, the artist was awarded the title of academician. And since 1919, he headed the art department of the Murom Museum. Kulikov died in Murom in 1941.
Ivan Kulikov was born in April 1875, in Murom. His parents, Semyon Kulikov and Alexandra Savinova, were serfs living in the village of Afanasovo in Murom District. The father of the future artist worked as a roofer and painter. Together with a small team of workers, he constructed buildings and churches in Murom, as well as did repairs.
In 1893, a former drawing teacher in the district school, where the young artist had previously studied, recommended I. Kulikov to the famous genre painter Alexander Morozov. He sometimes came to Murom for the summer and found inspiration for his paintings. Morozov liked Kulikov’s drawings. The master advised his parents to send their son to the School at the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts in St. Petersburg.
In September of that year, Kulikov got a job as an assistant at Morozov’s workshop in St. Petersburg. At the same time he attended drawing classes given by the master at the St. Petersburg Law School.
A year later, in 1894, Kulikov was admitted to the School at the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, and his teachers were Alexey Afanasyev and Ernest Liphart. In 1896, he enrolled as a non-matriculated student at the Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. For about a month, he studied under Vladimir Makovsky, and then, under Ilya Repin.
In 1900 — 1901, Kulikov created about 20 illustrations for Maxim Gorky’s works. And in 1901 — 1902, at Repin’s invitation, the artist worked on the painting “Meeting of the State Council” and made 17 portraits painted from life. At the same time, at Repin’s request, he studied at the Academy of Arts. Kulikov received the Major gold medal and the right to a trip abroad for his competitive work “Tea Drinking in the Peasant’s Hut”.
Since the graduation and until his death, the main genres in the artist’s work were portraits and genre scenes. In 1903, he received a major silver medal for “Portrait of My Mother”, and in 1906, he received the Arkhip Kuindzhi Prize for “Lanterns in the Garden” and “On a Festive Day.”
In 1915, the artist was awarded the title of academician. And since 1919, he headed the art department of the Murom Museum. Kulikov died in Murom in 1941.
