Heorhiy Narbut was born in the village
Narbutivka,
Russian Empire (now
Ukraine) not far off from
Hlukhiv. His family had origins of ancient
Lithuanian
nobility. His first painting education was self-taught.
Saint Petersburg At about age 20, Narbut settled in
Saint Petersburg from 1906 to 1917. There he studied with painters
Ivan Bilibin and
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky. In 1909, Narbut continued some of his studies in
Munich, in the school of
Simon Hollósy. After his return to
Saint Petersburg he joined the organization
Mir iskusstva. In 1910-1912 Narbut was an illustrator of the fairy tales
Hans Christian Andersen, the fables of
Ivan Krylov, and folk tales.
Kyiv ,
Oleksandr Murashko,
Fedir Krychevsky,
Mykhailo Hrushevsky,
Ivan Steshenko,
Mykola Burachek, standing: Heorhiy Narbut,
Vasyl Krychevsky,
Mykhailo Boychuk. In March 1917, Narbut moved to
Kyiv. In September 1917, he became
professor and
rector of the
Ukrainian Academy of Arts. During this time he created his
Ukrainian banknotes,
postage stamps and
charters for the newly created
Ukrainian National Republic. Narbut also worked on the Ukrainian magazines:
Nashe Mynule (Our past),
Zori (Stars), and
Sontse Truda (The Sun of Labor) among others. He died of
typhus in 1920. The dancer
Marina Berezowsky (1914–2011) was his daughter. She became a major figure in
ballet in
Australia. He also had a son, (1916-1998), artist. ==Works==