Stavropol welcomed an art exhibition in late January 1916. The Exhibition Catalogue printed specially for the visitors by the Khaimovich-owned printing house included the names of all 13 painters and the list of their artworks. Painter Evgeny Pskovitinov who arrived in Stavropol in 1915 was one of the masters. The exhibition was opened in his studio on January 17.
Little is known about Evgeny Pskovitinov. He extensively travelled from the north to the south of Russia. The researchers tracked his presence in specific cities by the dates of his artworks and other information.
In 1910 he visited Novgorod according the date of one of the paintings in the Stavropol collection called Novgorod. View of the Market Square. In 1912 Pskovitinov stayed in Saint Petersburg where he took part in the Old and New Ways in Art exhibition. The painter presented four pieces of artwork and two of them contained information on the earlier period of his life, like In Valaam and In Ilmen. Pskovitinov was one of the founders of the Spectator Society in 1912 – 1914. Society members held regular meetings to discuss matters of art.
In 1915 Pskovitinov moved to Pskov. This fact is confirmed by the date of the Painter’s Studio in Pskov piece from the collection of the Stavropol museum. In this picture Pskovitinov depicted the interior of the studio that belonged to a painter, i.e. a man sitting next to one of the windows. He holds a brush in his hand while a vertical canvas is attached to his knees. The box with the paint set is found on the stand. Researchers believe that it may be a self-portrait of Pskovitinov. The artist shown on the picture may be painting a landscape scene opening up from the high window. A woman wearing a light scarf is sitting next to another window. She may be a model, a lady of the house or a relative.
Pskovitinov used a composition that added dynamics to the picture, i.e. diagonal lines with a sharp foreshortening perspective, enhanced by the narrow vertical format of the painting. This artwork is characterized by light colors and pure tones that create a contemplative and calm atmosphere.
The collection of the Stavropol Krai Museum of Fine Arts contains three works of art by Pskovitinov. Earlier these artworks were kept in the Regional Ethnography Museum. Researchers believe that they were acquired by this museum at the time when the painter stayed in Stavropol. Painter’s Studio in Pskov joined the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1962.
Little is known about Evgeny Pskovitinov. He extensively travelled from the north to the south of Russia. The researchers tracked his presence in specific cities by the dates of his artworks and other information.
In 1910 he visited Novgorod according the date of one of the paintings in the Stavropol collection called Novgorod. View of the Market Square. In 1912 Pskovitinov stayed in Saint Petersburg where he took part in the Old and New Ways in Art exhibition. The painter presented four pieces of artwork and two of them contained information on the earlier period of his life, like In Valaam and In Ilmen. Pskovitinov was one of the founders of the Spectator Society in 1912 – 1914. Society members held regular meetings to discuss matters of art.
In 1915 Pskovitinov moved to Pskov. This fact is confirmed by the date of the Painter’s Studio in Pskov piece from the collection of the Stavropol museum. In this picture Pskovitinov depicted the interior of the studio that belonged to a painter, i.e. a man sitting next to one of the windows. He holds a brush in his hand while a vertical canvas is attached to his knees. The box with the paint set is found on the stand. Researchers believe that it may be a self-portrait of Pskovitinov. The artist shown on the picture may be painting a landscape scene opening up from the high window. A woman wearing a light scarf is sitting next to another window. She may be a model, a lady of the house or a relative.
Pskovitinov used a composition that added dynamics to the picture, i.e. diagonal lines with a sharp foreshortening perspective, enhanced by the narrow vertical format of the painting. This artwork is characterized by light colors and pure tones that create a contemplative and calm atmosphere.
The collection of the Stavropol Krai Museum of Fine Arts contains three works of art by Pskovitinov. Earlier these artworks were kept in the Regional Ethnography Museum. Researchers believe that they were acquired by this museum at the time when the painter stayed in Stavropol. Painter’s Studio in Pskov joined the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1962.
