#Oleksandr Murashko

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Oleksandr Murashko (Ukrainian, 1875-1919) 

Annunciation, ca. 1907

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Oleksandr Murashko (Ukrainian, 1875-1919)

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Oleksandr Murashko - Tatiana (1902)

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Oleksandr Murashko (1875–1919), Self-portrait

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Female Portrait by Oleksandr Murashko, 1900

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Oleksandr Murashko

The father of Oleksandr Murashko is unknown.His mother was the daughter of a rural priest.This artist was born on August 26,1875 in Kyiv.

After the boy was born his mother immediately sent him to live in the village.

In the memoirs of Murashko's wife l,it was written that his mother,Krachkovska,who was unmarried at that time,did not dare to keep the child with her and gave him away to the village almost immediately.Hoewer, after some time,she lost the track of her child

After some time, Oleksandr was found by his uncle,who took him and raised him.Until the age of 8che child lived in the city of Borzna in Chernihiv region.His grandma served as a mother figure to him.His grandma was energetic l,kind,wise and deeply religious.She loved the boy very much,and he had great respect for her.

The surname Murashko was given to the future father by his stepfather.Oleksandr Ivanovich Murashko (name of stepfather) was a burgher from Chernihiv and the owner of an iconostasis workshop.

For the age 1 to 18 the boy had a surname Krachkovsky, only after his mother death his stepfather gave his stepson his surname (adopt him)

The stepfather's brother Mykola Murashko that man who opened Kyiv Drawing school in 1875.This school was one of the first art institutions in Ukraine.When young Oleksandr Murashko moved to Kyiv,he started attending his uncle's school

This undoubtedly influenced his artistic development and contributed to the formation of his talent.

Each painting by Murashko has its unique atmosphere and style that captivate viewers.He was able to convey mood, details and emotions through his works,making his art a significant contribution to Ukraine culture

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UKRAINIAN PAINTERS

Oleksandr Murashko - Winter Nikanor Onatsky - Sunflowers Ilya Repin - The Ukrainian girl Mykola Pymonenko - Christmas Divination Ivan Trush - Hutsulki Near The Church

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Oleksandr Murashko (Ukrainian, 1875-1919), “Sunday”

From Jugend no. 13, 1914

Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg

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‘Self Portrait no 1′ by Ukrainian painter Oleksandr Murashko (1875-1919), who started his painting career as an ikon painter. He trained other painters and his paintings decorate St Volodymr’s Cathedral, in the centre of  Kyiv. I wonder if his work is still there, and intact, and what scenes of suffering it has been witness to since the 1890s. Here is a rather good monograph on the life of the artist.

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Oleksandr Murashko A Laundress 1914

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Oleksandr Murashko

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Oleksandr Murashko (Ukrainian, 1875-1919)

Carousel, 1906

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Wedding photo of Marharyta and Oleksandr Murashko, 1909

Oleksandr was a prominent Ukrainian painter. He has been called "the most important Ukrainian artist of the turn of the century" and "athe genius of Ukrainian Renaissance". He was one of the adherents of the "Young Muse" movement which was started in 1906 by Modernists who drew on developments in Europe to make Ukrainian art more progressive. He founded the Association of Kyiv Artists in 1916 and the following year co-founded the Ukrainian State Academy of Arts. In 1919 Oleksandr was kidnapped from his home and killed by All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for his pro-Ukrainian views. Notable also the brutality of his death: he was shot in the back of the head. He was only 44 years old. After Oleksandr's death Marharyta, who worked as a teacher, becomes an archivist of her husband's artwork and writes his biography.

Oleksandr in his studio:

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Oleksandr Murashko - Portrait of a young man (1913)

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Sitter by Oleksandr Murashko, 1900

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Oleksandr Murashko (Ukraine 1875-1919) Female Portrait oil on canvas 85.5 x 90 cm