Ivan Shishkin On January 25, 1832, in Yelabuga, Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire, a Russian landscape artist name Ivan Shishkin was born. Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was Shishkin's complete name. He painted several Russian landscapes and was a well-known Russian artist. In the little country town of Yelabuga, Ivan was a member of an extended family of tradesmen. His father, a wealthy self-made man, provided his son with great support. Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was famous for his fantastic paintings, which strongly influenced many other artists. Morning in a Pine Forest and A Rye Field are two of Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin's best-known pieces. The... View more
