Aleksandr Sokolov (painter, born 1829)

Aleksandr Sokolov
Александр Петрович Соколов
Portrait by Osip Braz, 1898, oils; Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Born(1829-10-29)October 29, 1829
Saint Petersburg
DiedNovember 19, 1913(1913-11-19) (aged 84)
Alma materMoscow School of Painting
Imperial Academy of Arts (1854)
Known forWatercolor portrait painting
StyleAcademism
Spouse
Anastasia Zagryazhskaya
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(m. 1863)​
Childrentwo
ElectedMember Academy of Arts (1859)
Full Member Academy of Arts (1896)

Alexander Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Александр Петрович Соколов; 10 November 1829 — 2 December 1913) was a Russian painter, active in St. Petersburg during Tsars Alexander II through Nicholas II's reigns, particularly known for his watercolor portraits. His brothers, Pyotr and Pavel were also well-known artists.

Biography

His father was the portrait painter, Pyotr Sokolov. Alexander Brullov and Karl Brullov were his uncles.[1] He left the gymnasium in 1847, before completing his studies, to enter the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After two years there, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts.[2]

Upon receiving the title of "Artist", he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and devote himself mostly to watercolor portraiture. In 1859, a painting of his brother, Pyotr, was among those that won him the title of "Academician".[3][2]

In 1881, he became a member of the Peredvizhniki and exhibited with them frequently.[2] He became especially well known for portraits of women, doing several of Empress Maria Feodorovna and other members of the Imperial Family. In 1883, his portraits of Tsar Alexander III and the Tsarina in their Imperial robes were published as lithographs in the official Coronation Album.

from 1892 to 1907, he served as curator of the Russian Academy of Arts Museum; housed at the Imperial Academy. He became a full member of the Academy in 1896.[1]

Writings

  • Sokolov, Aleksandr P. (1882). "Пётр Фёдорович Соколов, основатель портретной акварельной живописи в России. 1787–1848". Русская старина (in Russian). Vol. 33, no. 3. St. Petersburg: Balashev Typography. pp. 637–646.

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 Biographical notes @ RusArtNet.
  2. 1 2 3 Brief biography @ Russian Paintings.
  3. ↑ Petrov, Pyotr N. (1866). Сборник материалов для истории Имп. С.-Петербургской академии художеств за сто лет ее существования (in Russian). Vol. 3. St. Petersburg: Spiridonov Typography. p. 328. OCLC 676719786.
  4. ↑ Verkhovskaya, Irina A.; et al. (2007). Russian Museum, St. Petersburg (ed.). Рисунок и акварель в России. Вторая половина XIX века (collection catalog / artbook) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Palace Editions. pp. 55, 158; ill. 50, cat. no. 127. ISBN 5-93332-231-8.
  5. ↑ Romanov, Gennady B.; Muratov, Aleksandr M. [in Russian] (2004). Живопись русского салона (1850–1917 гг.) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Zolotoy Vek. p. 526. ISBN 5-342-00099-8. OCLC 62513788.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Petrovich Sokolov, 1829–1913, Portrait of the Artist's Daughter | Russian Paintings, 25 November 2014". Sotheby's. Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  7. ↑ Kugusheva, Aleksandra Yu. (2023). "Документальный архив А. Ф. Гауша (1873–1947) в собрании Симферопольского художественного музея. Письма И. Э. Грабаря". Вопросы музеологии (in Russian). 14 (1). St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg State University: 78–90. doi:10.21638/spbu27.2023.106. ISSN 2219-6269.

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