Adrian Volkov
Adrian Markovich Volkov (Russian: Адриан Маркович Волков; 19 August 1827 – 1 February 1873) was a Russian genre painter.
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Born | 19 August 1827 |
Died | 1 February 1873 45) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged
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]
Gallery
- Interrupted Betrothal
- Obzhorny Ryad in Saint Petersburg
- Early Snow
References
- Адриан Маркович Волков.
- Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.
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