Was born in 23 January (4 February) 1870 in the town of Palekh. Honored worker of arts of the RSFSR (1935). Member of the Union of artists of the RSFSR in 1934. Hereditary icon painter. In the years 1880-1886 studied in the workshop of N. M.The master Safonov V. A. Belyaev. Then 34 years worked and. Participated in the restoration of the frescoes of the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin (1897). From 1891 to 1895 he was in military service. The participant Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905. Vernuvshis in Palekh, at the head of the brigade was restored murals Palekh Holy cross temple, Novodevichy monastery in Moscow, the house of the great Church of Nagini Xenia in Moscow, the Princes ' houses in Kostroma, churches of Novgorod and Vladimir, the Palace of facets. In 1914-1918 he taught iconography in the training workshop of the Committee of guardianship of Russian iconography. In the years 1918-1924 were christiansteven. In the summer of 1924 began to paint items of papier-mache. One of the founders of the Artel of ancient painting (4 December 1924). Died 21 Aug 1936 after long illness, buried in Palekh.
Brushwork I. M. Bakanova is a delicate harmony of colors. Om had a wonderful sense of proportion, well balanced composition and color, he combined realism with the traditional styles of ancient art. Worked in monumental painting, illustrated books ("the Art of Palekh" A. V. Bakushinskii (1934), "residents of Palekh" Vikhreva, E. F. (1935)), engaged in painting on porcelain. Themes of works: folklore, literature, history, modern village genre scenes. Participated in exhibitions since 1923.
I. M. Bakanova are stored in museums: gmpi, state Tretyakov gallery, state Russian Museum, St. Umgeni, PIM, SHAMS, Ivanovo OC, NGKHM, Russian Museum of A. S. Pushkin "Moika 12", the State Pushkin Museum (Pushkin town), the State Museum-reserve "Tarkhany", the DEM. The street on which he lived, I. M. Bakanov, named after him.
