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Constantin Westchiloff
Born: 1877 - Russia
Died: 1945 - New England
Known for: Landscape, seascape, figure, genre painting
Name variants: Konstantin Alexandrovitch Vechtchiloff, Constantin Veschilov, Konstantin Alexandrovitch Veshchilov, Constantin Alexandrovitch Vestchilov, Constantin Alexandrovitch Weschiloff, Konstantin Alexandrovitch Weschtschiloff, Konstantin Westchilov
Constantin Alexandrovitch Westchiloff (1877-1945) is an American-Russian artist. He was born in Russia in 1877, and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg; as an artist he traveled extensively in Europe and in the USA. He finally settled in New England, where he died in 1945.

He is probably best-known for sea-scapes (particularly of the New England coastline), but was also well regarded for his landscapes, portraits and figures, and genre subjects.

His work, especially after his travels in Europe and then in America, is closest to Impressionist in style. His favored medium was oil, which was well suited to his confident and strong technique. This in turn imbued his paintings of the rugged landscapes and sea-scapes of New England with the drama typical of this area.

Written and submitted, September 2004 by Anthony Capodilupo, who is preparing a catalogue raisonne for this artist.
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Constantin Westchiloff was a student of Ilya Repin at the Royal Academy in St. Petersburg in 1898, and in 1919, he exhibited af theFirst Free State Exhibition in Petrograd. He was also active in theatre design at the Petrograd Technical Institute.

He has been described as an "enigmatic character".