Rufin Gavrilovich Sudkovsky (Ukrainian; Руфін Гаврилович Судківський, 19 April 1850, Ochakiv, Kherson region, Ukraine – 16 February 1885, Ochakov) was a Russian landscape painter who specialized in naval and maritime scenes, mainly depicting south of Russian Empire(now Ukraine).

Originally, he planned to follow in his father's footsteps, studying first at the local religious school, then at the Odessa Theological Seminary,[1] but he soon lost interest.

The following year, he was married and became embroiled in a controversy when Arkhip Kuindzhi (a former roommate at the Academy) accused him of plagiarism.

Two years later, at the height of his career, he fell ill with typhus during an exhibition in Kyiv, and was taken back to Ochakiv, where he died.

His widow, Elena (also an artist), married the military painter, Nikolay Samokish in 1889 and became a popular illustrator.