Skadovsky, Mykola

Skadovsky, Mykola [Скадовський, Микола; Skadovs'kyj], b 16 November 1846 in Bilozerka, near Kherson, Kherson gubernia, d 10 June 1892 in Bilozerka. After graduating from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (1869) he studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts. He was a founder of the Society of South Russian Artists and specialized in genre painting. His works include Hunting (1879), Before the Storm (1881), Tavern Orator (1881), The Homeless (1886), Hunting by His Excellency (1886), and Along Volodymyrka (1891). He also painted some landscapes and portraits.

[This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 4 (1993).]