Biography and information
Student of the Academy of Arts from 1885 to 1891, Received medals: in 1886 - a small consolation; in 1887 - 2 silver; in 1888 - two 1 silver medals; in 1890 - a small gold for the landscape program; in 1891 - a gold for the program "view of the estate Tentetnikov". 1 Nov 1891 - the title of class artist of 1 degree. Was a pensioner of the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1892 (Kondakov)
The artist, the formative years of craftsmanship that comes to the last decades of the XIX century, it was not easy, because he was a contemporary of many brilliant local artists. And in order to find their place in the walking forward Russian art, has required a lot of talent, and a lot of dedication. Both were in Ivan Avgustovich welz, who was born in Saratov and enrolled in 1885 at the Academy of arts in St. Petersburg. During training, showed the ability to landscape painting, and therefore "went all the medals," silver and by the end of the training gold. Received in 1891 a gold medal for a view of the estate Tentetnikov, I. Welz the title of class artist of the first degree is serving in komandirovochnogo a trip abroad — the Imperial Academy of arts strictly adhered to its Charter. I. A. welz became widely known since his training at the Academy. He used his summer trip to the Crimea, in the surroundings of Petersburg to present at the academic exhibitions embodied in paints beautiful corners of nature stops look young painter: Early spring, Cloudy, Sunrise in the Crimean mountains, Night in St. Petersburg, Park in the Crimea, In Yalta, Gurzuf Village, the Village of Kokas in the Crimea. These and many similar particles of beauty went home after the show in private collections in many cities of Russia.
