Abram Efimovich Arkhipov (Yegorovo, August 27, 1862 - Moscow, September 25, 1930) was a Russian realist painter. In 1883, Archipov went to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts at Saint Petersburg, he would stay there two years, before returning to complete his studies in Moscow. Arkhipov was accepted into the art collective, The Wanderers in 1889, and joined the Union of Russian Artists in 1903. Themes that occur within his artwork include the lives of Russian women, with some of his realist paintings depicting their grim daily realities. Arkhipov also painted several paintings of peasant women in rural Russia, depicting them in vibrant traditional dresses and national costumes.
[Sold for £205,250 at Sotheby’s, London - Oil on canvas, 70.25 x 60.5 cm]