The picturesque landscape gallery of the beginning of the last century cannot be imagined without the masterpieces of one remarkable master. Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich - an outstanding Russian artist who created portraits, still lifes, landscapes of rich estates, interiors. Years of life: 1875-1944. His canvases can be seen in the largest museums in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland.
The origin of the artist
Where was Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich born ? The artist’s biography is very rich. His homeland is a small Polish town of Endrihovtsy. Zhukovsky was born into a noble family, but soon this title was taken away, since the father of Stanislav Yulianovich participated in the anti-Russian uprising of 1863. For this, he was exiled to Siberia for several years with his two brothers. After returning from exile, Julian Zhukovsky became closed, gloomy. Parenting fell on the shoulders of his wife, Mary. They had to rent their former estate.
Training
From childhood, the mother instilled in her children a love of music, drawing. The most capable was Stanislav. Father also wanted his son to devote more time to exact sciences. Having received enough knowledge at home, the young man went to Warsaw, where he studied at the classical Lagowski gymnasium. Of particular importance in the formation of the artist was the Bialystok Real School, where he soon transferred. Here he was lucky enough to learn from the talented landscape painter S. N. Yuzhanin. He noticed the talent of young Zhukovsky and advised him to enter the Moscow School of Painting, where it was best to learn landscape art. Father was categorically against such a choice of Stanislav, so the young man spent all preparation for entrance exams secretly.
Having not received the permission of his father, the seventeen-year-old Zhukovsky arbitrarily leaves for Moscow. For many years, the father was unable to understand and accept the choice of his son, and met with him when popularity came to Stanislav. The formation of the artist in the school was influenced by such wonderful masters as Vasily Polenov, Sergey Korovin, Abram Arkhipov, Leonid Pasternak. In 1895, Zhukovsky was given a document that allowed him to draw sketches from nature without any obstacles. He was also awarded two silver medals for drawing and sketch.
The first works and the artist’s marriage
While still a student, the artist Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich posted his works at many exhibitions. The master’s paintings were a great success. His earliest paintings are Neman, Manor, and Spring Evening. The last of them was acquired by P.M. for his collection . Tretyakov.
In 1897, Stanislav Yulianovich married for the first time to classmate A.A. Ignatieff. This further inspired the artist to work. At one of the traveling exhibitions, Ilya Repin noted Zhukovsky’s work “Spring Water”. His work was admired by Vladimir Mayakovsky and Pavel Chistyakov. Many tips for writing pictures gave Zhukovsky Levitan himself (school teacher).
From exhibition to exhibition
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky became the successor of the Levitan Russian landscape. He painted nature at all times of the year, always finding it charming. Here are the works that delighted many art lovers:
- "Moonlight night";
- “Clear autumn. Indian summer";
- "At the mill";
- “At the pond. Fall";
- "Autumn evening".
Gradually, the master’s landscape began to attract more and more masters, he worked in several studios. Zhukovsky had a summer residence in the Tver province, where he often traveled with his students. Indeed, in 1906, he opened a private school of drawing and painting. And in 1907, the master was proclaimed an academician at the Imperial Academy of Arts. For many years he was a member of the Union of Russian Artists. The first decade of the last century is the heyday of the artist. Pictures of Stanislav Yulianovich were very popular and well sold out.
Manor landscape and interior
Gradually, Zhukovsky Stanislav Yulianovich became interested in impressionism. Shady alleys, old parks, open windows and doors were inspired by the artist. The theme of the estate began to gradually move into the writing of interiors. Zhukovsky masterfully depicted aristocratic living rooms, libraries, chic furniture, paintings on the walls. The master wrote the estates of the Sheremetyev brothers, the estate of Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich - Brasovo. In 1917, Stanislav Zhukovsky divorced his first wife and married his student Sophia Kwasnetskaya.
Zhukovsky did not take the October Revolution of 1917 properly. He entered the artistic council of the Tretyakov Gallery. He created during this period more than 70 works that he showed at exhibitions. But the work of artists in the post-revolutionary period was characterized as insufficiently ideological, depicting an old life. In Russia, the paintings of Stanislav Zhukovsky became less and less popular, and he was leaving for Poland.
The Polish period in the work of Zhukovsky
Native places inspired Stanislav Yulianovich for new creations. The first work done at home was the painting "Before the Masquerade", in which he portrayed his wife. Exhibitions of his works were held in Krakow and Warsaw. The artist often visited Belovezhskaya Pushcha, on the banks of the Bug and Neman rivers. Here, his work was guided by French art, and he also tries to paint landscapes from memory. Many museums in Polish cities hold paintings of the late period of the artist. Paris was able to see his creations in 1925. His last creation was a painting called "Red Room".
World War II caught Zhukovsky in Warsaw. He ended up in a German concentration camp, where he could not stand the harsh conditions and died in 1944.