{"product_id":"peter-alexander-ilyen-original-vintage-russian-american-impressionist-landscape-annunciation-blagoveshenksky-cathedral-kazan-kremlin-oil-painting-copy","title":"Peter Alexander Ilyen Original Vintage Russian American Impressionist Landscape Annunciation Blagoveshenksky Cathedral Kazan Kremlin Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal vintage winter impressionist landscape, by Russian- American artist, Peter Ilyen, (1887-1950). The subject is a winter landscape with the Annunciation (Blagoveshenksky) Cathedral built in 1554-62 in the Kazan Kremlin, in the artist's hometown of Kazan, Russia; to the upper left, in the background.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  Peter Alexander Ilyen was a celebrated artist known for his portraits, landscapes, and murals. Peter Ilyen was primarily based in San Francisco, California.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn in Kazan, Russia, in 1887, Ilyen demonstrated early artistic talent, sketching nature and taking private art lessons, as a youth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  Despite his artistic promise, tradition required the eldest son of an aristocratic family to attend the military academy, Peter Ilyen graduated from the Imperial Government Military Academy in 1909, but continued his art studies privately. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  By age 18, Peter Alexander Ilyen was an accomplished artist in Kazan, and received several mural commissions. He also served on the Austrian Front during World War I, between 1914 and 1916.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  In 1918, during the Russian Revolution, Peter Ilyen, his wife Nadine, and his brother Gleb, (also an artist), fled Russia forJapan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  After earning money by painting portraits in Japan, Peter and Nadine emigrated to the United States, in 1922, settling in San Francisco. He established a studio on Clay Street and focused on portraiture, and exhibiting his work around the Bay area. He was professionally known for his detailed portrait painting and California landscape scenes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  Peter Alexander Ilyen passed away in a San Francisco hospital, in 1950.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Alexander Ilyen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1887-1950)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRussian American Impressionist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinter Landscape \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnunciation Blagoveshenksky Cathedral Kazan Kremlin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on Burlap Sack Canvas, over board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned lower right, in (Russian) Cyrillic, in red.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainting alone measures approximately 25.5\" X 21.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainting, in gallery raw wood frame, measures approximately 25\" X 28.9\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting is in excellent original condition, with no overpaints, or previous restorations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting's frame is estimated to be at approximately 1945. The painting appears to be a very early work, signed in Cyrillic in red, lower right and is estimated to have been created in approximately 1925. (canvas appears to have been a loose canvas, and later was supported by board, on reverse) There is a catalog\/exhibition number on the reverse of the board, in red ink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Us: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epacificfineart@gmail.com   Ph: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e424-259-3290\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45711523119292,"sku":null,"price":1899.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0101\/9550\/1153\/products\/PeterIlyenCathedralFramed.jpg?v=1768571465","url":"https:\/\/pacific-fine-art.com\/products\/peter-alexander-ilyen-original-vintage-russian-american-impressionist-landscape-annunciation-blagoveshenksky-cathedral-kazan-kremlin-oil-painting-copy","provider":"Pacific Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}