Happy Birthday to Ivan Pokhitonov!

On January 27 (February 8), 1850, the great Russian painter Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov was born. Last year we celebrated the 170th anniversary of the birth of an outstanding artist.

Ilya Repin. Portrait of Ivan Pokhitonov. 1889 Oil on panel. Private collection, France

In 2019, on the eve of this significant date, the exhibition "Ivan Pokhitonov" was opened on October 31 at the State Tretyakov Gallery.

Photos - Tatiana Uspenskaya

We present to your attention The Special issue "IVAN POKHITONOV. THE ARTIST SORCERER" , published by The Tretyakov Gallery magazine in 2012:

Content

Eleonora Paston
"HIS DISTINCTIVENESS... IS INTACT"

Lydia Gladkova, Eleonora Paston
THE SECRETS OF IVAN POKHITINOV’S ART

Eleonora Paston
THE PARIS CERAMICS WORKSHOP OF RUSSIAN ARTISTS

Emile Witmeur
IVAN PAVLOVICH POKHITONOV

Eleonora Paston
LETTERS FROM IVAN POKHITONOV TO PAVEL TRETYAKOV AND ILYA OSTROUKHOV

Eleonora Paston
IVAN POKHITONOV AT LEO TOLSTOY’S YASNAYA POLYANA ESTATE

Ilya Zilberstein
“I WILL BE THE FIRST ONE TO REJOICE IN OUR VERY OWN ART”

Eleonora Paston
MATILDA POKHITONOVA’S CORRESPONDENCE

Igor Markevitch
RECOLLECTIONS

Nikolai Brechko-Brechkovsky
A GREAT ARTIST

Compiled by Eleonora Paston
A CHRONICLE OF THE LIFE AND ART OF IVAN POKHITONOV

Also see:

• Pokhitonov Ivan in the catalog "ARTISTS & IMAGES"