MAXIMOV Kondrat

Kondrat Evdokimovich Maximov was born in 1894 in the village Shishkino Vyatka Province. In 1914-1917 he studied at the Kazan Art School.

People's Artist of Tatarstan, one of the oldest painters of the republic. In his works he extols the beauty of mother nature. His secret theme of the artist - coniferous forest. From small sketches to the epic canvas - this is the range of his "conifer landscapes". "Pine Forest. Road to the Kama. "(1953)," disturbed the silence "(1966). Scenes he had seen in the vicinity of Kazan on the banks of the Volga and Kama, in such pictures "Awakened silence" (1973)

Devotes much attention to the artist still lifes. This garden bouquets (peonies, phlox, golden balls), and more wildflowers in the pictures "Wildflowers" (1955), "White Vase with Grapes" (1956).

Landscapes and still lifes - the main genres of the artist's.

Authentic reproduction of natures, the desire to most accurately convey its various forms inherent in the artist throughout his creative life and defines the uniqueness of his artistic gift.