The Kremlin at Rostov by Nicolai Timkov

Born on August 12, 1912, Nikolai Timkov began his studies at Rostov-on-Don Art Technikum between 1927–31. He continued his studies at the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Moscow from 1933–39. The artist was active in Moscow from 1930–33, thereafter, he relocated to Leningrad, where he spent the majority of his career. Timkov has had an extensive history of exhibitions throughout the Soviet Union including the prestigious All-Union Art exhibition, Moscow in 1955 and the Soviet Russia exhibition, Moscow in 1960. Timkov was one of the more noted Russian painters of the 20th century. Though trained in the academic tradition of Russian Realism at the Academy of Arts, Timkov developed his unique style characterized by impressionist brushwork and fresh compositional solutions. His works hang in all major Russian museums, including the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the Tretyakov State Gallery in Moscow. Timkov died on December 25, 1993, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.