Autumn Motive early 20th century Russian Landscape Oil painting Impressionist ^Sale

Signed lower left in Cyrillic. Attributed for Yefim Yefimovich Volkov (1844 - 1920) was a Russian landscape painter. Antique oil painting on canvas (canvas paisted on paperboard), signed, framed.
Size app.: 23.7 x 32 cm (roughly 9.3 x 12.6 in), with frame 36.5 x 46 cm (roughly 14.4 x 18.1 in). Very good ready to hang condition (but notice old varnish remains in brush grooves). Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 1.6 kg is going to measure some 3 kg volume weight packed for shipment.
In 1866, Volkov began to take drawing lessons at the "Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts". He later studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and honed his skills by doing sketches from nature. In 1870, he received the title of "Free Artist" in recognition of his painting "View of Saint Petersburg and Vicinity". In 1878, he joined the "Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions" (Peredvizhniki) and presented annual displays of his work under their aegis. The death of his daughter in 1884 caused him several years of grief but, in 1888, he was finally able to make an extensive tour of Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Palestine with his wife, where he painted landscapes with sea views. Later, they toured the Volga region. He became a full member of the Academy in 1895 and was named an Academician four years later. In 1902, the Imperial Academy of Arts hosted an exhibition of paintings by the Wanderers Yefim Volkov and Vladimir Makovsky. The exhibition featured 417 paintings by the artist. In addition to painting, Efim Efimovich Volkov also successfully engaged in book illustration. After the events of Bloody Sunday, the Peredvizhniki came under police scrutiny, interest in their work began to decline and Volkov's career never recovered. He died in "genteel poverty" at his home on Vasilievsky Island.