Korovin grew up in Moscow where he studied art under some notable painters like Vasily Polenov before moving to Paris to study further under Jean-Paul Laurens at Académie Julian.
Korovin grew up in Moscow where he studied art under some notable painters like Vasily Polenov before moving to Paris to study further under Jean-Paul Laurens at Académie Julian. In Paris, he became interested in impressionism after attending exhibitions featuring works by Claude Monet.