Dubovsky’s artistic talent was apparent from an early age, when he would copy pictures from illustrated magazines. At the age of seventeen, he was sent to St. Petersburg to the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied under one of the fathers of Russian landscape painting. Having graduated in 1881, Dubovsky (1859 - 1918) decided to travel throughout Europe and the Middle East before returning to Russia, where he forged a reputation as one of the country’s greatest landscape painters. However, his reputation was not confined to Russia and his work was exhibited throughout Europe. He was a prolific painter and Stooks stands as a fine demonstration of why he achieved such popularity and success.
[Oil on panel, 28 x 37 cm]
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