Pyotr konchalovsky biography for kids

Pyotr Konchalovsky, “Bathing Calvary (Horse Bathing), c 1928, Oil on Canvas

Born in February of 1876 in the village of Slavyanka, Russia, Pyotr Konchalovsky , at the age of eight, attended art school in Kharkov where he became interested in painting.

His father, a book publisher now in Moscow, began to publish works by Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov and novelist Aleksandr Pushkin, commissioning notable artists such as Vasily Surikov and Valentin Serov to produce illustrations for the works.

Influenced by these artists, Konchalovsky attended classes at Moscow’s School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture.

In 1896 to 1898, Konchalovsky studied at the Academie Julian in Paris, later entering the Moscow Academy of Arts, from which he graduated in 1907.

He traveled extensively over the next two years and, in 1907, attended the exhibition of Van Gogh’s works in Paris, which made a significant impact on his future works. This influence is noti