Fedir Krychevsky was the brother of graphic designer Vasyl Krychevsky.
12 Facts About Fedir Krychevsky
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Fedir Krychevsky graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1901 and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1910.
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Fedir Krychevsky moved to Kyiv, where he served as professor and director at the Kyiv Art School from 1914 to 1918.
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Fedir Krychevsky remained in Kyiv at the onset of the Second World War, and kept his position at the institute, trying to save it in difficult conditions during the German occupation of Kyiv.
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Fedir Krychevsky served as the chairman of the Union of Ukrainian Artists that tried to improve the conditions of artists during the occupation.
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Fedir Krychevsky was extremely popular among the artist-colleagues, faculty at the institute and the students, and no one betrayed his Jewish origins to the German authorities, saving him from the Babi Yar massacre.
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Fedir Krychevsky moved to Konigsberg in the summer of 1943, to join his brother Vasyl.
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Fedir Krychevsky attempted to flee west to escape the advancing Soviet troops, but the train in which he was traveling was overtaken.
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Fedir Krychevsky's draftsmanship is considered to be equal to that of Adolph Menzel.
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For 30 years, Fedir Krychevsky was one of the leading figures in Ukrainian art.
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Fedir Krychevsky was a successful teacher, whose students included many famous Ukrainian artists.
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Fedir Krychevsky had many students throughout his long career, notably Boris Kriukow and Tetyana Yablonska.