Category Archives: Impressionism

Levitan and Diaghilev

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Serge Gregory

Sergei Diaghilev is most well-known as the impresario of the Ballets Russes based in Paris between 1909 and 1929. So it may come as a surprise to learn that in the late 1890’s he played an influential role in supporting … Continue reading →

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Levitan and Russian Impressionism

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Serge Gregory

Konstantin Korovin, Levitan’s classmate at the Moscow School of Painting, recalled that their teacher the Itinerant painter Vasily Polenov introduced them to French Impressionism in their landscape class. But Impressionism didn’t make much of an impact on Russian painters in … Continue reading →

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Was Chekhov an Impressionist?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Serge Gregory

This is not a question to be answered in a few paragraphs. It is a thread that runs throughout Antosha and Levitasha, especially since Levitan is usually thought of as a Russian Impressionist painter. Associating Chekhov with Impressionism has always … Continue reading →

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Famous Friends

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Serge Gregory

I can think of only one other lifelong friendship between a famous writer and a famous painter comparable to that of Chekhov and Levitan–and it happened roughly during the same era. Emile Zola and Paul Cezanne were friends from childhood. … Continue reading →

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