Alexey Rychkov (Russian, 1968)

Inspired by works of Russian marine painters, Алексея Рычкова specialized in sea landscapes at the beginning of his creative career. The characteristic feature of his paintings is thin and transparent technique of depicting water in motion.

City landscapes of the artist are of romantic spirit and mood: St. Petersburg, the Neva, bridges and embankments, classical architecture. Landscapes of St. Petersburg are akin to works of old masters in the interpretation of the artist.

He has an excellent command of multilayered painting technique which is organically combined with the effective and solemn panoramic compositions.

Alexey Rychkov's works are characterized by easy rendering of atmospheric effects with soft variations of tones, a variety of techniques and combining pastose painting and glazes on one canvas.

The artist creates the sublime, and at the same time live images cast in a perfect form according to laws of classicism. Complex, and equally harmonious compositions are characteristic of his still lifes in the spirit of Kalf and Snyders.

Portrait painting bears the imprint of romanticism, typical of the artist lightness of smooth lines and textures.

Alexey Rychkov is an artist of rare, unique ability to masterly create pictures in different genres and techniques, and also to carry out art copies. It is appreciated by gallery owners and collectors in Russia and abroad.

Rychkov graduated from St.Petersburg Academy of Art and design 1993. At first time of his studies, Alexey already starts to cooperate with art galleries of Finland, Poland and Prague.

In 1995 he was invited to Paris, where during four and a half years he created over 100 works, which were successfully sold by the auctions and on the exhibitions of Russian art in Paris.

Several paintings of this period were purchased for interior decoration of Grand-Hotel West Minster, Paris. One of the central subjects in the works of Alexey Rychkov is views of Petersburg.

In 2009 the exhibition “Channel views” took place in the art-gallery ”Mon-Martre”, where Alexey took an active part.

Today Rychkov’s paintings are presented in museums, private collections and art-galleries of St.-Petersburg, Moscow, Prague, Paris, and also Australia, Germany, Switzerland, USA.