About Andrey Shishkin
Russian · 1960–present · portrait painting, history painting, mythological painting
Self-taught Moscow painter producing large-scale figurative canvases in the academic realist tradition.
Read full biography →Andrey Shishkin's works are held in 0 museums worldwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Andrey Shishkin?
Andrey Shishkin is a self-taught painter born in Moscow in 1960[1]. He began drawing at fifteen and developed a command of academic technique without formal schooling. He works from his Moscow studio.What is Andrey Shishkin known for?
Andrey Shishkin is known for his paintings that draw on Russian[1] historical imagery and Romantic sensibility. His subjects include women in peasant dress and court finery, warriors in armour, figures from Russian mythology, and courtly scenes from medieval Europe. His large-format canvases have been acquired by private collectors internationally.What was Andrey Shishkin's art style?
Andrey Shishkin paints in the tradition of the nineteenth-century Russian[1] figurative painters, from Konstantin Makovsky to Ilya Repin. His surfaces prize luminosity and finish. Critics have described his style as neo-academic, as his ambition is technical mastery rather than formal experiment.
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- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Andrey Shishkin Used for: biography.
- [2] book guggenheim-artofavantgardei00rowe Used for: biography.
- [3] book guggenheim-grerussi00schi Used for: biography.
- [4] book Peter. Leek, Russian Painting Used for: biography.
- [5] book Hochstrasser, Julie, Still life and trade in the Dutch golden age Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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