Konstantin Gorbatov
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Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov (1876-1945) was a Russian Post-Impressionist painter.
Gorbatov was born in Stavropol in the Samara province. He lived in Riga from 1896 to 1903, and studied civil engineering before painting. Gorbatov moved to St. Petersburg in 1904 and studied at the Baron Stieglitz Central School for Technical Draftsmanship. He initially entered the architecture department before switching to painting. Gorbatov received a scholar. He returned to St. Petersburg and worked as a professor at the university. Gorbatov left Russia permanently in 1922 following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and settled on the Italian island of Capri. He moved to Berlin in 1926 and remained there until his death. Gorbatov traveled throughout Europe during the late 30s, visited Palestine and Syria in 1934 and 1935, and often came by Italy. As a Soviet citizen he was forbidden to leave Germany during World War II; he died shortly after it.
[edit] Some works
 View of an old town |
 Kitezh, 1913 |
