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Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin

Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin (1881 - 1955) was active/lived in New Mexico, California / Russian Federation.  Nicolai Fechin is known for Portrait, figure and genre painting, wood carving.

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Born in Russia in Kazan on the banks of the Volga River, Nicolai Fechin became one of America's foremost ethnic portrait painters during the early 20th century.

He spent his childhood in the Volga Forest and learned wood carving from his father who worked with metals and wood as a craftsman. When he was 13, Fechin enrolled with a scholarship at the Kazan Art School, founded by his grandfather, and six years later, he began study at the Imperial Academy of Art in St. Petersburg. There he was a student of Ilya E. Repin, who tried to make his students aware of social evils and to reflect the realities of Russian life in their art work. Architecture was also a required part of the curriculum. Fechin was highly influenced by Repin, who asserted that artists' work should be motivated by the idea of conveying morality and literal truth rather than just aesthetics. A second teacher, Malavin, taught him to use wide, nervous-seeming brush strokes and to use his fingers in the paint to ach   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 20384 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
Hayden, ID 

The Coeur d' Alene Art Auction achieves consistently high prices for paintings by Nicolai Fechin. Contact us at (208) 772-9009 or www.cdaartauction.com if you have works by the artist to sell.
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Acosta Strong Fine Art
Santa Fe, NM 

We have sold many Nicolai Fechin oils and drawings. We are always interested in quality pieces in every price range, and will pay the highest prices.Particularly interested in florals.
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John Moran Auctioneers
Monrovia, CA 

Seeking quality works by this artist for our bi-annual California and American Art Auctions, please inquire.
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Lawrence Beebe Fine Art
Palm Desert, CA 

I would like to buy an oil painting by Nicolai Fechin!
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Mongerson Gallery
Chicago, IL 

Consignment or the outright purchase of original works. All inquiries kept confidential.
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Montana Trails Gallery, Inc
Bozeman, MT 

Any Works by Fechin.
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Freeman's | Hindman
Philadelphia, PA 

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William A. Karges Fine Art
Carmel, CA 

William A. Karges Fine Art pays top prices for original paintings by Nicolai Fechin
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Robert L. Parsons Fine Art
Taos, NM 

We are interested in any original paintings or Stone Lithographs by this artist.
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Addison Rowe Fine Art
Santa Fe, NM 

All styles.
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Lone Star Art Auction
Dallas, TX 

We are actively seeking consignments from the artist for our 2025 Lone Star Art Auction being held in Dallas, Texas. For information, please visit the auction website, call the auction office at (469) 608-7600 or click the contact link below.
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