- Rafail Levitsky
Rafail Sergeevich Levitsky (or Rafael Sergeevich Levitsky, _ru. Рафаил Сергеевич Левицкий; 1847-1940 was a
Russia n genre, romantic, and impressionist artist who was an active participant in thePeredvizhniki (Itinerant) Movement. His letters to his artist friendVasily Dmitrievich Polenov 1844-1927 are a personal account of many of the key figures in Russian art who exhibited during their lifetime.Rafail Levitsky was also an acclaimed photographer and recognized teacher.
Education
In 1866, Rafail Sergeevich Levitsky began his artistic studies at the
Imperial Academy of Arts inSaint Petersburg as a free-student.He received medals in 1867 - 2 silver and in 1872 - a minor and two major honours.
In 1877 he received a rank of "class artist of third stage".
The Association of Peredvizhniki Artists
In 1880, Rafail Levitsky joined the free-thinking "Association of
Peredvizhniki Artits", (Itinerant) Movement who sought to move away from the academic formalism of the official Academy. Rafail levitsky exhibited with thePeredvizhniki (Itinerant) Movement from 1880 to 1894.
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