A sketchy history from Soshenko and Shevchenko in the early 19th century, to Kuznetsov and Pokhitonov at the end, with 3 famous expatriates.
Vasylkivskyi
In the late 19th century, Ukrainian painters started local art schools, and their students went on to make art in increasingly modern styles.
He started his training in Kyiv, and after being a professor at the Imperial Academy, he returned to teach in Kyiv, and co-found its Art School in 1900.
Born in Izyum, he spent most of his life in Kharkiv after training in St Petersburg and touring Europe and Egypt. Barbizon and Impressionist landscapes.
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