Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin

Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin, (Алексей Иванович Корзухин), was born in Yekaterinburg on March 23, 1835. He studied in the Academy of Arts. In his works Korzukhin with his deep knowledge of folk life conveyed characteristic types of Russian common people, merchants, handicraftsmen and the middle class. He also painted portraits and religious images. Alexei Korzukhin died in St. Petersburg on October 30, 1894.