Early Life, Family and Academic Training Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar was born on March 25, 1871, in Budapest, Hungary. His father, Emmanuil Hrabar, was an ethnic Rusyn lawyer and politician. The family's ties to Russian culture remained a constant presence. After attending high school in Yegoryevsk, Igor moved to Moscow to enroll in Mikhail Katkov's boarding school. It was during these years that his interest in drawing began to take shape. His formal training followed a path through several major European art centers. In 1894, he entered the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, where he stud…