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Isaac Levitan

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Isaac Levitan

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Also known as Isaak Levitan, Isaḳ Leṿiṭan, Isaac Iljitsch Levitan, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, Isaac Ilyitch Levitan, Isaak Il'ich Levitan, Isaak Il'ic Levitan, Isaak Ilyich Levitan

Russian artist (1860-1900)

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Isaac Levitan was a Russian landscape painter from 1860 to 1900 who is considered one of the most important artists of his era. His work is significant because he developed a distinctive style of landscape painting that captured the mood and atmosphere of the Russian countryside, influencing the direction of Russian art in the late 19th century.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Kėdainiai
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
visual artist
Languages spoken
Russian
Notable work
A Quiet Monastery
Field of work
landscape painting
Movement
realism
Image
Isaac Levitan selfportrait1880.jpg
Work location
Lake Como
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topic's main category
Category:Isaac Levitan
place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
Commons category
Isaac Levitan
date of birth
1860-10-03
date of death
1900-08-04
Commons Creator page
Isaac Levitan
name in native language
יצחק לעװיטאַן
manner of death
natural causes
unmarried partner
Sofia Kuvshinnikova
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Encyclopedic overview

Isaac Ilyich Levitan (Russian: Исаа́к Ильи́ч Левита́н; 30 August [O.S. 18 August] 1860 – 4 August [O.S. 22 July] 1900) was a Russian landscape painter who advanced the genre of the "mood landscape".

Life and work

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