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Russian genre painter In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Markovich and the family name is Volkov.
Adrian Volkov
Self-portrait
Born19 August 1827
Chmutovo [ru], Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 February 1873(1873-02-01) (aged 45)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
EducationFyodor Bruni
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts
Known forgenre painting

Adrian Markovich Volkov (Russian: Адриа́н Ма́ркович Во́лков; 19 August 1827 – 1 February 1873) was a Russian genre painter.

Biography

Adrian Volkov was born on 19 August 1827, in Chmutovo [ru], Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.

The artist studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts and was a pupil of Professor Fyodor Bruni.

He died on 1 February 1873, in Saint Petersburg.

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.

Gallery

  • 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.

Further reading

  • 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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