IGOR V. BABAILOV
Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA (Ph.D), D.Litt (Honoris Causa)
Famous Teachers
DIRECT 'Teacher~Student' LINEAGE

Igor V. Babailov's 16-year long formal fine art education (1974 -1990), rooted in the curriculum of Russian-European traditional school of art, especially contributed to his unparalleled skill in academic drawing (or drawing from life) which today is a fundamental challenge for many painters.
Through his fine art academic education within the studios of the historic Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757), Igor Babailov belongs to the direct 'Teacher-Student' Lineage of world-famous Master artists, Repin and Serov.
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Serov
Yuon


Levitan
Repin
Chistyakov
Arkhipov
Kulikov
Kramskoy
Babailov
Kholmogorov
Tsyplakov
Danilichev
Zabelin
Chirkov
Kibrik
Pavlov
Korin
Korovin
Gerasimov
Deineka
Shatsky
Babailov





International Students of Igor V. Babailov
Nota bene:
The academic lineage herein stands far beyond inspirational moments of occasional meetings with the masters, i.e. attending their public portrait demonstrations, and/or inspirational stories of such, told by friends and acquaintances.
This lineage represents the unbroken consecutive mentorship, passed on directly from Teacher to Student, during a sustained period of time within formal academic education that resulted in earning terminal Fine Art degrees.
Igor V. Babailov, Hon. RAA, ellected Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757) shares his expertise of the highest fine art education and academic credentials with his fellow professional artists and art students in the U.S., Canada, Italy, Russia and around the globe.