
Boris Kustodiev1878–1927Peut-on la contempler ?
Moscou, Russie
Le propriétaire est connu. Si elle est exposée aujourd’hui, le musée ne le dit pas, et l’on ne nous a pas appris à deviner.
1894–1896
Drawing lessons with Pavel Vlasov
In Astrakhan Boris took drawing lessons from Pavel Vlasov, a graduate of the St Petersburg Academy of Arts (other sources say from 1893); the lessons were paid for by his uncle, Stepan Nikolsky.
1896
Enters the Higher Art School of the Academy
Kustodiev entered the Higher Art School of the Imperial Academy of Arts: his first year was spent in V. E. Savinsky's life class, and from the second year he studied in Ilya Repin's studio.
1896
First exhibition; sculpture and etching
Kustodiev first exhibited in 1896. Alongside Repin's studio, he took classes in sculpture under Dmitry Stelletsky and in etching under Vasily Mate.