Artist
Nikolay Piskaryov
1892-1959
Moscow, USSR
Graphic artist
Nikolai Ivanovich Piskaryov was born in Bezhitsa, Bryanskii Uezd. He studied at the Stroganov college before the revolution. His teachers here were Andreev, Domogatskii, Noakovskii and Scherbinovskii. He took private lessons at the studio of famous artist Goloushev.
In the 1920's, after the revolution, he was very active in the progressive art society. He was a member of and taught at the Free Art Studios (CBOMAC), and he joined the art society "Heat-Colour", created in 1923 of former World Art members.
Nikolai Ivanovich was active both in Moscow and in Kazan, Tataria. His favourite media was woodcut and drawing, but he also worked with oils.
His most well-known works are his illustrations to Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, and to Lunacharsky's theatre version of it. He also illustrated many of the classical Russian novels, including Anna Karenina.
During his teaching years, he was the inventor of new polygraphical and printing equipment and he improved many of the printing processes as well.
His works are highly rated at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and he is considered as one of the leading Russian artists of the woodcut media of the 1920's and 1930's.
In the 1920's, after the revolution, he was very active in the progressive art society. He was a member of and taught at the Free Art Studios (CBOMAC), and he joined the art society "Heat-Colour", created in 1923 of former World Art members.
Nikolai Ivanovich was active both in Moscow and in Kazan, Tataria. His favourite media was woodcut and drawing, but he also worked with oils.
His most well-known works are his illustrations to Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, and to Lunacharsky's theatre version of it. He also illustrated many of the classical Russian novels, including Anna Karenina.
During his teaching years, he was the inventor of new polygraphical and printing equipment and he improved many of the printing processes as well.
His works are highly rated at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and he is considered as one of the leading Russian artists of the woodcut media of the 1920's and 1930's.