Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (1875-1944)

One of the most significant landscape painters of the end of the 19th century — the first third of
the 20th century. In early works he followed Levitan’s art and realist traditions, which were close to
masters of the Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions. In 1910s developed his own style, mainly based on
careful study of impressionists’ experience. Studied at the college in Belostok, where he acquired first drawing skills under the guidance of S. N. Yuzhanin. In 1892 started to study at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture as a noncredit student, studied under V. D. Polenov, I. I. Levitan, S. A. Korovin, N. A. Kasatkin, and L O.
Pasternak. In 1896–1897 was awarded two small silver medals; in 1901 he was awarded big silver medal
and was conferred the title of class painter. Since 1895 regularly participated in exhibitions of Moscow Society of Art Lovers, also in exhibitions of the Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions, since 1903 was a member of this society. In 1902–1903 exposed his works at the exhibitions of the group Mir Iskusstva. In 1903 joined the Union of Russian Artists. Landscapes immediately brought fame; they were in popular demand among collectors. First buyers of artist’s paintings were P. M. Tretyakov and N. P. Ryabushinsky. In 1907 Stanislav Zhukovsky was conferred the title of academician. In 1909 for the
painting Dam he won the A. I. Kuindzhi second prize. In 1909 and 1913 was awarded medals at the
International Art Exhibition in Munich. In 1923 immigrated to Poland, lived in Warsaw and Cracow. From 1925 till 1939 participated in exhibitions of Warsaw Society for the Encouragement of Arts; in 1923 was awarded gold medal. Personal exhibitions were held in 1920 and 1921 - in Russia, in 1925 at Paris gallery Charpentier; in 1929, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, and 1939 — in Warsaw, in 1929 — in Kharkov.
Retrospective exhibitions of Zhukovsky’s works were held in 1971 in Moscow, in 1973 — in Leningrad, in 1973–1974 and 1995 — in Minsk, in 1989 — in Kiev. Paintings are in many private and museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, Kiev Museum of Russian Art, the National Art Museum of the Belarus Republic in Minsk, the National Museum of Warsaw, the National Gallery of Cracow and many others.