GALKEVICH Mieczyslaw (Franz) Mikhailovich

April 2, 1861 (the village of Vyshnivchyk Kamenetz-Подольской province) — September — November 1941 (Leningrad)

graphic artist, painter, art critic

Of the petty-bourgeois family. He studied at the Imperial Academy of arts (1876-1882) Б. П. Виллевальде, М. П. Клодта. He was awarded small silver medals (1879, 1881).

Lived in St.-Петербурге (Petrograd, Leningrad). Drew for illustrated magazines "Pictorial review" (1878), "Niva" (1879-1880), "Dragonfly" (1885), "the Jester" (1886-1887), "Fragments" (1885, 1889-1890), and others. One of the organizers and illustrators magazine "Goblin" (1906). Illustrated books for publishing houses in St. Petersburg: "Actea: a tale from ancient Roman and Greek civilization" Е. А. Сысоевой (1884), "Our morals" И. Ф. Василевского (1884, in collaboration with other artists), "Pushkin in pictures" (1885, album), "Modest achievements" В. И. Немировича-Данченко (1891, in collaboration with other artists), "Mother" Г.-Х. Андерсена (1894), "the Caucasian tales" (1894) and "Across the Black sea to the Bosphorus. Travel notes" П. П. Гнедича (1896), "Dead souls" Н. В. Гоголя (1901, in collaboration with other artists).

Created a series of easel lithographs based on the novel "Anna Karenina" (1892) and the story "Kholstomer" (1890-е) Л. Н. Толстого.

Performed landscapes, portraits. Author of painting works: "the Blossoming may" (1918), "the skerries" (1920), "Last snow" (1921), "May" (1928). The author of graphic portraits (lithograph): Л. Н. Толстого (1892), П. И. Чайковского (1892), А. С. Суворина, В. И. Ленина (1918, 1924); in 1923-1926 создал a number of portraits of figures of the October revolution.

In 1916-1921 — Department head of makeup in all state theatres; executed drawings of makeup for the actors of the Alexandrinsky theatre.

From 1895 — participated in exhibitions. A member and Exhibitor of the society of artists. А. И. Куинджи (1917-1931; in 1929 в Society arranged for the celebration of 50-летия creative activity of the artist), LASH (1934). Participated in exhibitions of the Society of Russian watercolorists (1895), the Association of artists (1922, 1923). Exhibited: in memory И. С. Тургенева (1909), 1-й State free exhibition of works of art (1919), the painting team of artists "Eye" (1921), Petrograd artists of all directions (1923), the jubilee exhibition of fine arts (1927) in St. Petersburg (Leningrad).

From 1894 выступал as art critic; a regular contributor to the magazines "the Artist" (1894), "Art and art industry" (1899-1900), "Science and life" (1905), "Niva" (1904, 1907-1918 — editor of the art Department); Newspapers — "Russia", "Northern courier" (1899). Prepared the publication: "the Imperial Academy of arts. Gallery count Н. А. Кушелева-Безбородко" (1908-1911, vol. 1-5).

he Taught the theory and practice of theatrical makeup in colleges and schools of St. Petersburg, including in the school at the Alexandrinsky theatre (1890-1906), the drama Theatre (1920-1929), in the painting Department of Vkhutein in Leningrad (1929-1930, visiting Professor).

Died in the besieged Leningrad.

the Work presented in the State Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum im. А. С. Пушкина.

Sources:

1. Kondakov С. Н. Список Russian artists to the anniversary directory of the Imperial Academy of arts. PG., 1914. S. 57.

2. Artists of the peoples of the USSR. Biobibliographic dictionary. M., 1976, vol. 3. S. 276-277.