Who painted “In High Azure”?

“In High Azure” was painted by Arkady Rylov in 1918. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

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Realism: Academic art paints the same skill on idealised subjects; Impressionism keeps the modern subjects but breaks the paint into light, quick strokes.

Arkady Alexandrovich Rylov (29 January 1870 – 22 June 1939) was a Russian and Soviet Symbolist painter. Wikipedia

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“V. I. Lenin in Razliv in 1917”, 1934
“Sunset”, 1917
“Self-Portrait”, 1930s
“Green noise”, 1902
“Swans over Kama”, 1920
“Seagulls”, 1910
“Quiet lake”, 1908
“Violent wind”, 1916