Adrian Markovich Volkov (Russian: Адриа́н Ма́ркович Во́лков; 19 August 1827 – 1 February 1873) was a Russian genre painter.
Adrian Volkov | |
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 Self-portrait | |
| Born | 19 August 1827 |
| Died | 1 February 1873 (aged 45) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Education | Fyodor Bruni |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts |
| Known for | genre painting |
Biography
editAdrian Volkov was born on 19 August 1827, in Chmutovo, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.[1]
The artist studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts and was a pupil of Professor Fyodor Bruni.[2]
He died on 1 February 1873, in Saint Petersburg.[1]
Awards
editIn 1858, Volkov received the title of class artist and was awarded a small gold medal of the Academy of Arts for his painting The Obzhorny Ryad in Saint Petersburg. In 1860, he was also awarded a gold medal of the academy for his work The Interrupted Betrothal.[2]
Gallery
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Interrupted Betrothal -
Obzhorny Ryad in Saint Petersburg -
Early Snow
References
edit- ^ a b Адриан Маркович Волков.
- ^ a b Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.
Further reading
edit- Tarasov, Lev M. (1958). "Адриан Маркович Волков". In Leonov, Alexei I. (ed.). Русское искусство: очерки о жизни и творчестве художников. Середина девятнадцатого века (in Russian). Moscow: Iskusstvo. pp. 631–646. OCLC 174704011.
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