1883 (1884), Sofievka Tauride province. - 1939, Leningrad

Painter, graphic artist; teacher. Studied at the Odessa School of Art (1896–1902) and the Higher School of Art, Imperial Academy of Arts (1902–1908). Fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts in France and Italy (1909–1911). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1904), including the International Exhibitions in Rome (1911), Munich (1913, gold medal) and others. Taught at the Ilya Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (from 1932–1939, professor), director of the All-Russian Academy of Arts (from 1934). Honoured Artist of Russia (1934).