May 19

Kiselev, Alexander A. (06 (18) .06.1838 – 20.01 (02.02) .1911), Russian landscape painter. He studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1861-65) Full Member from 1893, professor of landscape workshop leader since 1897. Member of the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions (since 1876).

Landscapes Kiseleva different narrative and careful prescription of details ("the mountain", 1866, "Old Surami Pass", 1891, both in the Tretyakov Gallery). Served as an art critic. Lit.: Academician of Painting AA Kiselev, M., (1913); Maltsev FS, Masters of Russian realistic landscape, in. 2, Moscow, 1959, pp. 142-145.

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