BUDKOVSKY Gustaf Daniel (Ya)

June 5, 1813 (Riga) - August 7, 1884 (Albano)

painter and graphic artist.

born in the family of Major Polish army. He studied at the Cadet Corps in Russia, then served in the Caucasus in the rank of lieutenant. In mid-1840's left a military career and moved to St. Petersburg. As volnoprihodyaschego pupils attend classes at IAH in the studio KP Bryullov. In 1845 he was awarded two silver medals. In 1854 he released from the Academy with the rank neklassnogo artist.

the invitation Bryullov in 1854 took part in painting the ceiling of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. In the same year, went abroad for further studies. For two years he lived in Düsseldorf. In 1855, presented to the Board of IAH created abroad now "young widow with a child in her arms," for which he was elected academician of historical painting.

In 1856-1863 he lived in Paris. Repeatedly traveled to England, Holland, Germany, Holice, where he was particularly attracted by the mountain landscapes of the Tatras. In 1871 exhibited at the Dresden painting "Young Widow" and "The doctor at the cradle».

In 1874 he married Florence in Dane Louise Peterson. In the same year with his wife moved to Rome, where he lived until his death last week spent in Albano. In Rome, he wrote the head of Christ in the shade at the German embassy chapel, and the figure of John the Baptist in the Protestant church on Capitol Hill. He worked as a painter, easel, in particular, created the painting "L'Italiana", "Italian fishermen", "Entrance to the cemetery and many others. In addition, the preparatory drawings made traveling on Holice, painted landscapes of the Tatras.

In 1881 he took part in the academic exhibition in St. Petersburg and in 1882 - the All-Russia exhibition in Moscow.

Budkovsky worked mainly as a genre painter. The most valuable part of its artistic heritage - the preparatory drawings, different skills and thoroughness of execution, with the monotony and a certain "dry" manner. As a painter and colorist, he has not made a big reputation.