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 – August 3, 1958, Saransk

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n Impressionist painter. Born in the Kochelaevo village, Mordovian Republic.

He began as the icon painter in Serdobsk

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-town, 1885-1887. He studied at Drawing School of the Imperial association for the painters encourage 1892-1895, Imperial Academy of Arts

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 1895-1900.

Awarded medals and prizes at the exhibitions - Imperial Academy of Arts (1905, 1913, 1914), Imperial association for painters encourage (1909, 1910), International exhibitions in Rome (1912), USA (St. Louis) (1917). The People's Artist of Soviet Mordovian Republic (1956).

The most complete collection of Sychkov works (over 600 items) belongs to Mordovian Museum of Visual Arts in Saransk.

Reference

• Biography at Mordovian Museum website