Konstantin Korovin (Born in 1861) was born in Moscow in Russia. He was a painter who had several museum and gallery exhibitions, including at the National Gallery of Armenia and at the Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art. Many of his works have been sold at auction. There have been numerous articles about him that describe his outstanding works. He was a leading Impressionist painter who was born to a merchant family. His father earned a university degree and was more interested in music and arts than in the family business that was established by Korovin's grandfather. Korovin's older brother was a notable realist painter. His relative Pryanishnikov Illarion was also a prominent painter of the time and he was also teaching. Korovin entered the Moscow School of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting in 1875, where he studied with Perov Vasily and Savrasov Alexei.
He joined when his brother was still a student at the school. While at the school, Korovin and his brother became friends with fellow students and maintained these friendships throughout their lives. Korovin spent a year in St. Petersburg at the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1881 to 1882, but returned to the Moscow School of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting. He was disappointed his impressionist style was not embraced. In 1885 he traveled to Spain and Paris which was a shock for him. In the impressionists he found everything he was scolded for back home in Moscow. The artist died in 1939 leaving behind a huge collection of artwork.
