Gleb Ilyin

Gleb Aleksander Ilyin was a RussianAmerican painter known for his portraiture and landscape paintings.

Ilyin was born on June 1, 1889 into an aristocratic family in Kazan, Russian Empire. His father was a judge, while his mother Eudoxie Kriganovsky, took care of the household. Gleb was encouraged in his art studies at an early age. He graduated in 1911 with highest honors from the Kazan Art School after four years of training under Nicolai Fechin .

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