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Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov

Self-portrait. 1908. TG

Self-portrait. 1908. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov

“I can only write bushes and fences, but this I do best of all.” Nikolai Petrovich Krymov (1884-1958)

Idealization of the landscape is an indispensable feature of Nikolai Krymov’s paintings. Trees, flowers, curves of the road, the clear blue of the sky – everything the artist designed for admiration, quiet contemplation, everything tends to the embodiment of a dream.
Born in Moscow in the family of the artist PA Krymov, who wrote in the manner of the “Wanderers”, Nikolai Krymov got his initial training from his father.
In 1904 he entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he first studied in the architectural department, and in 1907-1911 – in the landscape studio of Apollinary Vasnetsov. Member of associations: “Blue Rose” and “Union of Russian Artists”.
He made a significant contribution to the scenography, having decorated several performances at the Moscow Art Theater.

Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov

Pink winter. 1912. Smolensk art museum. Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

In 1919-1930 he worked as a teacher – in the Prechisten practical institute, the Higher Art and Technical Workshops and the Moscow Regional Art College in memory of 1905.
Krymov’s pupils were: SP Viktorov, Yu. P. Kugach, F. P. Reshetnikov, and NK Solomin.
He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1942 and People’s Artist of the RSFSR in 1956.
In 1949 he became a corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR.
Died in Moscow on May 6, 1958.
“It is necessary not only to love nature, but also to be able to transfer this love to the canvas where you need to sensitively guess both the size of the picturesque spot and all the subtlety of the picturesque relationships in nature and the feeling of its beauty”. Krymov N.P.

Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov

A set of scenery for the comedy by A.N. Ostrovsky's 'Hot Heart'. The Moscow Art Theater. 1926

A set of scenery for the comedy by A.N. Ostrovsky’s ‘Hot Heart’. The Moscow Art Theater. 1926

After rain. Kazan, art museum

After rain. Kazan, art museum

At the mill. 1927

At the mill. 1927

Autumn. 1918. Pskov art museum

Autumn. 1918. Pskov art museum

Back yard. 1924

Back yard. 1924

Evening in the village. 1927

Evening in the village. 1927

Hay making

Hay making

Moon night. 1906. Ryazan art museum

Moon night. 1906. Ryazan art museum

Morning in the Central Park of Gorky in Moscow. 1937. Tretyakov gallery

Morning in the Central Park of Gorky in Moscow. 1937. Tretyakov gallery

Moscow landscape. Rainbow. 1908

Moscow landscape. Rainbow. 1908

Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958). 1921. Photographer Robert Johanson

Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958). 1921. Photographer Robert Johanson

Park. Summer landscape. 1919. TG

Park. Summer landscape. 1919. TG

Roofs under snow. 1906. TG

Roofs under snow. 1906. TG

Summer day in Tarusa. 1939-1940

Summer day in Tarusa. 1939-1940

Summer landscape

Summer landscape

Sunny day. 1906. TG

Sunny day. 1906. TG

Village in summer. 1927. TG

Village in summer. 1927. TG

When the linden bloom

When the linden bloom

Windy day. 1908. TG

Windy day. 1908. TG

Winter day. 1913

Winter day. 1913

Winter evening. 1918. Kazan, art museum

Winter evening. 1918. Kazan, art museum

Winter landscape. 1919. Saratov art museum

Winter landscape. 1919. Saratov art museum

Winter roofs. 1934. TG

Winter roofs. 1934. TG

Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

1918. Evening. Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

1927. River. Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

1935. Evening. Soviet Russian landscape painter Nikolay Krymov (1884-1958)

After the rain in spring. 1911

After the rain in spring. 1911

Afternoon. On the road. 1909-1911

Afternoon. On the road. 1909-1911

Autumn. 1917

Autumn. 1917

Bouquet of flowers. 1935

Bouquet of flowers. 1935

Early Spring

Early Spring

From the series 'Evening'. 1934

From the series ‘Evening’. 1934

From the window. 1905

From the window. 1905

Gray day. 1935

Gray day. 1935

House in Tarusa. 1930

House in Tarusa. 1930

In the forest. 1911

In the forest. 1911

In the park. 1910s

In the park. 1910s

June, sunny day. 1947

June, sunny day. 1947

Landscape with a female figure in red. The first half of the 1910s

Landscape with a female figure in red. The first half of the 1910s

Last ray. 1935

Last ray. 1935

March frost. 1900s

March frost. 1900s

Mill in Tarusa

Mill in Tarusa

Morning in the Central Park of Culture of Gorky in Moscow. 1937

Morning in the Central Park of Culture of Gorky in Moscow. 1937

On the willow. Palm Sunday on Red Square. 1910

On the willow. Palm Sunday on Red Square. 1910

Outskirts. 1924

Outskirts. 1924

River. 1926

River. 1926

Ryazan hills. 1916

Ryazan hills. 1916

Series 'Evening'. 1920

Series ‘Evening’. 1920

Series 'Evening'. 1935

Series ‘Evening’. 1935

Slavinsk sloboda. 1927

Slavinsk sloboda. 1927

Spring in Kashira. 1917

Spring in Kashira. 1917

Still life. 1938

Still life. 1938

Street in Tarusa. 1952

Street in Tarusa. 1952

Town landscape. 1910s

Town landscape. 1910s

Trees at the water

Trees at the water

View on the Oka. 1949

View on the Oka. 1949

Village bridge. 1920

Village bridge. 1920

Yellow barn. 1909

Yellow barn. 1909

Zvenigorod. 1922

Zvenigorod. 1922