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Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin
Russian 1881 -1955
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Born: |
Kazan, Russian Federation
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Died: |
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Studied: |
Kazan School of Fine Arts, Russia Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Exhibited: |
Grand Central Galleries, New York
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Examples of Work: |
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City
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Specialty: |
Painter Sculptor
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Subjects Known For: |
Portraits New Mexico
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Memberships: |
Imperial Academy of the Fine Arts, Petrograd
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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
Born in Kazan, Russia in 1881, Nicolai Fechin arrived in New York City with his family in 1923. His career as a portrait painter flourished there, but after three years, Fechin contracted tuberculosis and was ordered by his doctor to move to a dry climate. John Young Hunter, an artist acquaintanc...
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