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Rufin Gavrilovich Sudkovsky (Russian: Руфин Гаврилович Судковский; 19 April 1850, Ochakov, Government of Kherson, Russian Empire – 16 February 1885, Ochakov) was a Russian[1][2] Imperial landscape painter who specialized in naval and maritime scenes. Rufin Sudkovsky was also well known as the first husband of the popular illustrator Elena Samokysh-Sudkovskaya.

Rufin Sudkovsky
Photograph from 1885
Born	(1850-04-07)April 7, 1850 Ochakov
Died	February 4, 1885(1885-02-04) (aged 34) Ochakov
Education	Member Academy of Arts (1881)
Alma mater	Imperial Academy of Arts
Known for	Painting
Style	Romantism, Academism

Biography

He was the son of a Russian Orthodox priest in the Diocese of Kherson, then part of the Russian Empire, now Ukraine. Originally, he planned to follow in his father's footsteps, studying first at the local religious school, then at the Odessa Theological Seminary,[3] but he soon lost interest. He had been attracted to drawing since he was a child, and began to frequent the Odessa Drawing School at the local art society. Under the influence of Odessa's status as a major port, his focus soon turned to maritime themes.

In 1868, he left the seminary and went to Saint Petersburg, where he was accepted on a provisional basis at the Imperial Academy of Arts. He eventually became a full student, remaining for three years and being awarded several medals. He returned to Ochakiv in 1871 and began a series of sketches of the Black Sea coastline.[3] Most of these early works were derivative, and were not successful when they were exhibited in Saint Petersburg. His technique and originality improved during a trip to Germany and France in 1874.[4] Three years later, a new exhibit at the Academy earned him the title of "Free Artist" (second degree). In 1879, he was promoted to first degree.[3]

Plagiarism?

He continued to exhibit in Saint Petersburg, sometimes together with Julius Sergius von Klever.[4] In 1882, his painting, "Tempest near Ochakov", won him the title of Academician. The following year, he was married and became embroiled in a controversy when Arkhip Kuindzhi (a former roommate at the Academy) accused him of plagiarism. Although the critics and press took his side, several artists (Kramskoi, Maximov, Volkov and Repin) published a letter in the New Times, stating that Sudovsky had "directly borrowed" from Kuindzhi.[5]

Two years later, at the height of his career, he fell ill with typhus during an exhibition in Kiev, and was taken back to Ochakiv, where he died.[4] Despite his short life, he was able to complete a large number of canvases, which were presented by his friends in a retrospective, shortly after his death. His widow, Elena (also an artist), married the military painter, Nikolay Samokish in 1889 and became a popular illustrator.[4]

References

External links

Media related to Rufin Sudkovsky at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Rufin Sudkowskyj

Rufin Hawrylowytsch Sudkowskyj (ukrainisch Руфін Гаврилович Судковський, russisch Руфин Гаврилович Судковский / .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Rufin Gawrilowitsch Sudkowski; * 7. Apriljul. / 19. April 1850greg. in Otschakiw, Gouvernement Cherson, Russisches Kaiserreich; † 4. Februarjul. / 16. Februar 1885greg. ebenda) war ein ukrainischer Landschaftsmaler.

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- [en] Rufin Sudkovsky

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[fr] Roufim Soudkovski

Roufim ou Roufine Soudkovski (en russe : Руфи́н (Руфи́м) Гаври́лович Судко́вский , en ukrainien : Судко́вський Руфі́н Гаври́лович), né à Otchakiv (gouvernement de Kherson) le 7 avril 1850 (19 avril 1850 dans le calendrier grégorien), en Ukraine, alors dans l'Empire russe, et mort dans cette ville le 4 février 1885 (16 février 1885 dans le calendrier grégorien), est un peintre de marines et de paysages, académicien de l'académie impériale russe des beaux-arts.

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[ru] Судковский, Руфин Гаврилович

Руфи́н (Руфи́м) Гаври́лович Судко́вский (7 [19] апреля 1850[1], Очаков, Херсонская губерния — 4 [16] февраля 1885[1], Очаков, Херсонская губерния) — русский живописец-маринист, академик Императорской Академии художеств.

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