Evgheny
Tikhmenev

Evgheny Tikhmenev was a graphic artist and animal painter. Born in Sumy, Ukraine, in 1891—1894 he studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts under B. Villevalde. Since 1891, he was interested in gunning and hunting with hounds, which later became the main theme of his many paintings and graphic works. In 1900—1915, he put his works on display at the exhibitions in St. Petersburg and Moscow. He was engaged in design of children’s books. Reproductions of his works were regularly published in the Niva, Rodina, Iskra magazines. Since 1928, he lived in Orenburg and painted pictures on military subjects. He took part in exhibitions of the Academy of Arts (1930, 1932). In 1936, his artworks were shown at the exhibition of Kazakh art in Moscow. His art is presented in museums of Irkutsk, Orenburg and numerous private collections.