early life and education igor emmanuilovich grabar, a renowned russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer, and historian of art, was born on march 25, 1871, in budapest, hungary. his family, of rusyn descent, had a strong inclination towards the russian culture. emmanuil hrabar, his father, was an ethnic rusyn lawyer and politician who maintained ties with the russian embassy. grabar's early education took place in yegoryevsk, where he attended high school. his interest in drawing was sparked by the stream of magazine publications following the 1881 murder of alexander ii of russ…