Adrian Volkov

Adrian Markovich Volkov (Russian: Адриан Маркович Волков; 19 August 1827 – 1 February 1873) was a Russian genre painter.

Adrian Volkov
Self-portrait
Born19 August 1827
Chmutovo, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 February 1873(1873-02-01) (aged 45)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Biography

Adrian 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

In 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]

  • Interrupted Betrothal
    Interrupted Betrothal
  • Obzhorny Ryad in Saint Petersburg
    Obzhorny Ryad in Saint Petersburg
  • Early Snow
    Early Snow

References
  1. Адриан Маркович Волков.
  2. Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.


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