modest DURNOV Alexandrovich

on 24 December 1867 (January 5, 1868, the village of Samara province Novosemeykino) — on 5 August 1928 (Moscow)

the Architect, graphic artist, poet

From the family of a postal worker. Studied in MUZHVZ (1881-1889) at the architectural, 1888 — on the picturesque separation at В. Д. Поленова. For the architectural projects were awarded small silver medals (1884, 1886). In 1887 за program "a first-Class railway station" was awarded a large silver medal, 1888 получил the title of class artist for architecture.

he Lived in Moscow. Traveled to Europe (1897, 1912); visited Germany, Italy, UK. Was friends with В. Я. Брюсовым, К. Д. Бальмонтом, А. Белым and other poets-символистами, he was engaged in poetic activity; participated in the collection "Book of meditations" (St. Petersburg, 1899).

After graduation, he worked under the guidance of architects К. М. Быковского, С. У. Соловьева, А. С. Каминского during the construction of the Handicraft Museum in Leontief lane, University clinics on the Devichye pole in Moscow. Completed projects and was engaged in the construction of the theater and mansion Ш. Омона in Moscow (1901-1902, not preserved), station in Murom (1910), trade rows in Tomsk (1910-е).

Worked in watercolour, gouache, pastels; executed ink drawings. Author of landscapes, portraits, still lifes, compositions based on literary works: "the ball was sitting, Potupa eyes...", "In the homeland of Joan of Arc" (both — 1899), "Portrait К. Д. Бальмонта" (1901), "In the garden", "Malorossian" (both — 1903), "Monument to Peter I", "the flying Dutchman", Chrysanthemum", "the Kingdom of vodka" (all — 1909), "Portrait Л. В. Собинова" "Portrait Of К. Н. von Meck", "Cornflowers and daisies", "Illumination", "the Station in Murom" (all — 1910), "Mountain landscape", "Portrait М. В. Дурновой under the veil" (both — 1911), "Florence", "Portrait И. А. Алчевского", "Cyclists" (all — 1912), "Basket of flowers" (1914), "Roses" (1916), "Azaleas" (1922), "Portrait Л. Н. Толстого" (1923); has created works based on the novel "the possessed" Ф. М. Достоевского the poem "the fountain of Bakhchisarai" А. С. Пушкина the poem "Three palm trees" М. Ю. Лермонтова.

was Engaged in book graphics. Collaborated in publishing "Scorpion", "the Vulture". Illustrated books: "the Ballad of Ratingsmy prison" (Moscow, 1904) and "the picture of Dorian gray" (Moscow, 1906) О. Уайлда the collection of poems, "seasons in Russian poetry" (Moscow, 1919).