Sergey Kalmykov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sergey Kalmykov

Russian artist

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1891

Place of Birth: Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1967

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sergey Ivanovich Kalmykov (Russian: ?????´? ???????? ????????; 6 October 1891 – 27 April 1967) was a Russian painter, draughtsman, and writer.
Barely known during his art career and abandoned at the end of his life, he is currently regarded as one of the most important figures of the Russian avant-garde art, an author of over fifteen hundred of paintings, drawings, illustrations, theater decorations, and numerous writings.
During his life Kalmykov has developed an original style of painting and draftsmanship that can be described as 'magical impressionism'. His eccentric lifestyle matched the originality of his art works.
He was walking on the streets wearing bright, burlesque dresses, had no furniture in his apartment except the piles of the newspapers bundled to resemble a bed, a table and some sort of chairs, and dedicated all his time and mental energy to produce the art works.
He died in a psychiatric clinic where he was placed shortly before his death due to his presumed mental illness.