Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov (1876, Stavropol, now Tolyatti, 1945, Berlin) was an artist and professor at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.

He was born on May 17 (May 5 in the old style) in Stavropol, Samara province, which is now called Tolyatti. In 1903, he moved to St. Petersburg and the following year enrolled in the architectural department of the Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. From 1905 to 1911, he studied in the painting department under A. A. Kiselyov and N. N. Dubovsky. In 1911, for his painting "Arrived," he received the title of artist, the opportunity for a trip abroad, and a gold medal at the international exhibition in Munich.

In 1912, he went to Rome as a pensioner of the Academy of Arts, where he initially worked, and later moved to the island of Capri at the invitation of Gorky.

From 1922 to 1926, he lived in Italy on the island of Capri and traveled around Europe. In 1926, he settled in Berlin, from where he traveled extensively, visiting Finland, Great Britain, and Palestine, and almost every year he visited Italy.

In Germany, his works were successful, and he lived quite comfortably compared to other Russian émigrés. However, with the rise of the Nazis, the style of art changed, and his works ceased to be in demand.

At the beginning of World War II, Gorbatov remained in Germany, and with the start of the Great Patriotic War, he had to report to the police twice a week, losing the ability to leave the country.

By the end of the war, the Gorbatov family lived in extreme poverty, and Konstantin Ivanovich himself was ill. He died in Berlin on May 24, 1945, and his wife committed suicide on June 17 of the same year.

In his will, he wrote: "I am writing this letter in a tragic moment when death threatens everyone in Berlin. After the war, I ask that all my paintings be sent to the Academy of Arts in Leningrad; let them decide what to do with them."

Today, his paintings are housed in the Moscow Regional Art Museum in New Jerusalem.