A Stroke Of Genius: Nikolai Chekhov

While researching another artist, I came across Nikolai Chekhov.

Portrait of Nikolai, www.wikipedia.org

There was not much information about him and I could only find a few paintings he did but I thought I would share what I could find anyway.

The Party at Sokolniki, www.wikipedia.org

A Girl with a Red Scarf, www.artnet.com

Chekhov was a Russian painter born on May 23rd, 1858 in Taganrog, Russia. He was the brother of Anton Chekhov, the famous playwright and short-story writer. Chekhov studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. However, he never finished his schooling due to alcoholism. He would spend many weeks at a time living on the streets of Moscow because of his addiction.

Portrait of Anton Chekhov by Nikolai, www.wikipedia.org

The Young Widow at the Grave of her Husband, www.wikipedia.org

Not only did he paint, Chekhov would also illustrate Anton's stories.

Although he was a chronic alcoholic, it wasn't what ended his life at 31. While living in Kharkiv Province, Russian Empire (what is now the Ukraine), Chekhov contracted tuberculosis. His death influenced Anton's novella A Boring Story.

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